About the book: 2005 / A grand army of barbarians, in the existence of which neither the ordinary people of the Va Empire nor the majority of its top believe, is approaching. Only the disgraced Ruler of Shonto and his spiritual mentor, the Botaist monk Suiyun, putting the interests of the country above personal ambitions, are trying to save the country, but a variety of forces are opposed - the Emperor, the leaders of the Botahara Brotherhood who hate him, and the old enemies of Shonto. Rumors about the reappearance of the Teacher and the Brotherhood’s attempts to hide it also create confusion..