After fleeing Koroa and the death of Silas and her parents, the unfortunate Hollis has difficulty adapting to life in Iseult. The tender care of the Eastoffs, her lover's closest relatives, becomes a balm for the girl's wounded soul. However, Ethan, Silas's sullen cousin with a deep dislike for the Koroans, threatens to disrupt the fragile peace she has found. Meanwhile, the situation in Iseult is heating up, and dissatisfaction with the cruelty of the oppressive king is growing. One of the Eastoffs, by right of succession to the throne, can ascend to the throne, overthrowing the tyrant, but only with the help of Hollis... For the first time in Russian!