Who knows where the roads of Good lead and what allows Evil to settle even in the most noble hearts? Ignorance gives people peace, at least for a while. But peace is a far more dangerous business than war. In peacetime, trouble should be expected everywhere - and it certainly comes - from the hands of the enemy and from the words of a friend. The Lord of the House of Rocks, Richard Oakdell, and the Heir of the House of Lightning, Robert Epinay, are not assigned the happiest roles in the political mystery of the kingdom of Talig and all the Golden Lands. What awaits them and what awaits the Golden Lands? Will the world continue to stand on the edge of the blade of First Marshal Taliga Roque Alva or will it fall into the abyss?