Garuda came down from his celestial residence to gamble with an ancient king in a dice game. Garuda saw the beautiful Ka Kee, the king's wife, and kidnapped her. The king's musician helped her to escape by also seducing her. The king took offence at Ka Kee's unfaithfulness, for she had slept with three men. He punished her by banishing her to a raft that floated to the middle of the ocean, sure that she would not survive her ordeal.
A Thai military outpost in the town of Phu Kham in Laos, lead by General Wangpo, is under attack from Karen insurgents. The General's baby son is entrusted to Sergeant Khem to take him back across the border to safety.
