About the book: year / People lived a calm and measured life. But it didn't last long. Mysterious ambassadors come to the ruler of the kingdom of Argoy and persistently offer to submit to the emperor Zargul, who, according to legend, died long ago. On the outskirts of the kingdom, his minions are gathering forces to attack its borders. Meanwhile, a mysterious magician appears in Argoy, urging people not to obey the state. And he has many followers. The village of Krestal, whose residents are unaware of the upcoming horror, finds itself between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand there are invaders, on the other there is a huge sect of revolutionaries. Innkeeper Arstel and his shoemaker friend Held find themselves in a boiling cauldron of events and have difficulty understanding what is happening around them. One thing is clear - their old life has come to an end..