About the book: year / At the beginning of the month of the coming of the gods, two horsemen rode up to the gates of one of the richest merchant houses in Uland. The sides of the horses, wet from the rain, glittered in the light of the street lamp, and the tired travelers did not know how they would be greeted here. One of them dismounted from his horse, and, taking hold of a thick, cold iron ring, struck it several times on the copper plate that adorned the gate directly below him. An old gray-haired servant with a lamp looked out at the knock: “Who are they?” What do you need? - he asked angrily, determining by clothing and weapons that there were two warriors in front of him.