Blood and sand! Only execution lies ahead. But someone very powerful turned out to be stronger than royal justice. Now Nicholas Gard, a thief and filibuster, must pay in full for his salvation... Oh, I didn’t think that the magic of the oath cross would seal the deal! Cursed elven forests, a haven of living nightmares - lands nicknamed Desolation, from the heart of which they do not return alive. And now I'm going there. Together with several suicide bombers like your humble servant. I witnessed and participated in incredible and terrible events that forever changed our unfortunate world. I would never have believed that I would see everything that was to be experienced, but for now I am waiting for a trip to Desolation.