About the book: 2021 / The mission of former police trainee Anna Neumann, who went to the forest people, failed. Matt Ardo, accused of murdering his brother, escapes from prison and moves towards new challenges. Old oaths have lost their power, relations between large and small houses are in crisis. Alarming events are also taking place on the Royal Hill in the capital of the Eastern Reach. The children of Derick Furgarth will have to take on their shoulders the burden of responsibility for the fate of the Eastern Hills. Will the future be merciful to them??