Abdul is a boy that lives in Galicia and decided to journey to his native land after 4 years of living in Europe. His father gives him a book, A History of Ethiopia, written 400 years ago by a Spanish priest Pedro Paez. The boy uses this book as a guide, following in the footsteps of its author. Little by little the shadow, the spimarit of Paez, makes its presence felt, becoming more real.