On the roads of Kertiana there are traces of a blind horseshoe, but the earthly rulers have no time for ancient prophecies. The shaky peace is about to be replaced by another war, in which everyone wants to snatch a richer piece. The actual ruler of the kingdom of Talig, Cardinal Sylvester, agrees to pay for the much-needed bread not with gold, but with the military talents of Marshal Alva. The unsurpassed commander gallops into the besieged Felp without waiting for the slowly moving army. Behind him is a suppressed rebellion, new battles are ahead. Does the marshal know who is the most formidable enemy of Talig and himself? What awaits the young squire Alva, who betrayed his master for the sake of love? Will Aldo Racan, who grew up in exile, return the throne of his ancestors and what will his best friend Robert Epinay choose - a living conscience or a dead honor? Who will Victory smile on, and who will be overtaken by the terrible rider on a piebald mare? The ball of fate has set off, it cannot be stopped...