About the book: 2008 / It’s not easy for the Ugryan tribes to live on the border between the Krivichi and Vyatichi. Both of them are trying to drag their common neighbor into war. Prince Vershina and his eldest son, the sorcerer Lutomer, avoid joining a military alliance by all means. But the youngest prince's son sees Lutomer as an obstacle on the way to the throne. And no one realizes the betrayal when the Vyatichi kidnap the daughters of the Vershina in order to extract obedience from him. Lutomer goes on a campaign to save the sisters. He does not even suspect that the most dangerous enemy is in his squad. Even when the danger is still far away, it is worth taking a closer look at those who are very close.