The fate of a simple peasant guy at the beginning of the 18th century is turned upside down by the unusual gift of an ancient idol. Trying to unravel someone else's secret, the young man enters into battle with the regicides and takes part in the bloody assault by Russian regiments on the impregnable fortress of Danzig. At the same time, he will have to solve the question: what is love for God and for a woman, and also where is the line between talent and madness.