The King's Ghost reveals to Knight Sparhawk the secret of the illness of his daughter, Queen Elana. The only cure for her is the magical crystal Belliom, lost on the great battlefield five centuries ago. To find him, avoid all the insidious traps set by the God of Darkness Azesh, snatch the magic stone from the clutches of the troll Gwerig and manage to bring it to the queen - this is the goal of the campaign on which Sparhawk and his friends set off. However, the main enemy for them is time, because there is so little of it, and it flows away so quickly...