 After coming of age, his status within their culture comes under pressure, shown in a conflict between the acceptance of the village Bard and the condemnation on religious grounds by the village Druid.After a bad harvest is linked to his presence, the superstitious views of the Druid win out, and Beric is exiled from the tribe.He journeys to Isca Dumnoniorum, where he falls afoul of a Greek slave trader, who tricks Beric and takes him as a slave.