About the book: 2021 / You cannot escape the curse of the Dragon King. From the fate of the twelfth wife of a wild barbarian of the distant steppes, apparently, too. If everyone around says: the princess’s fate consists solely in sacrificing herself for the glory of the Empire, then what difference does it make where she perishes - in the wild land of nomads or in the jaws of a merciless sea monster? Just get on the ship and sail away... This is the World under the Nine Heavens. Here duty is honored above love, the Teaching of the Twist of the Path does not promise salvation, and a short mortal life is just poisoned wine in a precious setting..