If anyone doesn’t remember, after that same story with the book about Thalassian poisons, Eric, the Ledgundian spy, was taken as his student by Hugo Oddell, a dwarf doctor and part-time Petrian traitor, knight and jester of Duke Aldwick, the best intelligence officer of Albaria, etc. And so on. And not in order to continue the boy’s training in the field of secret service, but having discerned in him the incredible talent of a storyteller and artist. However, the first thing the “grateful student” did was try to stab his mentor and escape. For which he was awarded gratitude and... new life. In which from now on there was a place not only for blind obedience, blood and cruelty, but for love, joy and understanding. But if everything had settled down to that, there would not have been this book.

The book includes the novel “The Second Oath” and the stories “The Little Commandant of the Big Island”, “The Art of Being on Time” and “Happily Ever After” .