About the book: 1993 / Nerilka was left alone when her father, mother, and sisters went to the first meeting of Alessan, Lord of Ruatha. The plague hits Ruatu, and Nerilka's father breaks the quarantine and returns home. Soon news comes about the death of her mother and sisters, and Nerilka’s father invites his mistress and her family to his place. Nerilka, not wanting to obey her stepmother, and also ashamed of her father’s actions, decides to leave her native holding and goes on an adventure in search of a better life..