About the book: year / “Erta” cycle, book two. The series of mysterious incidents continues. The hero manages to miraculously survive the bloody massacre and bitter cold of the foothills, return to his friends and start a new life. But fate has its own plans for the future, and it will not allow those who are trained for battle to lose their skills and experience. A random travel companion will first cover your back in battle, then become your best friend. A combination of circumstances will push you into a new and dangerous service. While one part of the citizens of Terratos lives in celebration of progress and revels in the power of money, the other, harboring a grudge, is hatching plans for revolution. People are busy, but do not yet feel the cold of the grave and the smell of death. Terratos is sliding into the abyss of oblivion, and the drums of war are heard louder and louder...