Continuation of the novel "Black Blades. Heavenly Steel". Difficult times for Angradia: the country is mired in corruption, barbarian raids have become more frequent in the north, and war is about to break out. And in the south, the greedy neighbors - the gnomes - are plotting a different kind of war, an economic one. From whom can we expect salvation? The heroes have long since sunk into oblivion. Perhaps the villains will come to the rescue? Those involved in the events are: Pulius, a cowardly legionnaire who only cares about his own skin; Cassandra - the capital's thief; Yvain is a paladin who betrayed the order; Denard is a soldier of fortune who has lost everything except his honor. It is they who will have to become the saviors of civilization... or perish in the winds of war.