About the book: year / Ten long years have passed since the death of Adrian, the Dark Cardinal, who holds in his power all the Thirteen Kingdoms and the mind of the Emperor himself. Marcus and his company, with whom he left the gladiator town, have long settled in a distant and quiet town, living a calm and peaceful life. And now, when all their troubles seem to be left behind, and the search for the traitorous Empress and her witches has ceased, a new threat flares up on the horizon - a very dangerous old enemy makes itself felt.