A hired killer without a homeland or pride. Her only desire is to find freedom away from the bloody tyrant Rayno and the guild. Sayana Lean. Bastard of a long-dead emperor, buried in the ruins of the Temanlin Empire. A cold-blooded dreamer and a beautiful captive. Her path changes time after time at the behest of the light hand of someone who knows how to pull the right strings. But is the real enemy the one who is always in sight? The mercenary will have to find out by going through a whole heap of tests that will reveal many secrets to her. Will her upcoming losses change her? Will they make him a truly brutal killing machine? Or will they reveal sides in her that the girl herself did not even suspect? Fate can be extremely cruel to its children, bringing them face to face with enemies, and sometimes it carefully strokes their heads, helping them to bypass all the crooked paths along the way. And only time will tell whether fate will be favorable to the killer, whose hands are up to her elbows in blood, or plunge her into the abyss of suffering. Editor's comment: A fascinating fantasy about a young Amazon who became a hired killer from the hard life of a bastard. The main character, with her actions and speeches, is capable of evoking the whole range of feelings from hatred to love. You can condemn her, you can sympathize with her. But it is impossible not to admire her courage and the fact that she does not deviate one step from her principles.