“Svarog and Veles will punish those who shelter foreigners!” That's what the old priest said. And soon all of Kudryash’s relatives died. Is this really the curse of the pagan gods? Czeslav cannot leave his friend in trouble. He must find out the truth! The mysterious wanderers seem to bring death with them: all the houses in which they were received were burned, people died from an unknown misfortune. And then they found the bodies of the strangers themselves. The wise witch Mara reveals a secret to Cheslav: it was not a curse that destroyed them, but an insidious enemy. Who is he? Cheslav can pay with his life for the truth...