Ancient Rus' during pagan times. Rus' still worshiped Yarila and Svarog, Perun and Lada. Rich sacrifices were made to pagan deities. As soon as he saw a beauty from a hostile tribe, Nezhdan, bathing in the river, the young hunter Cheslav fell madly in love. He was ready to sacrifice everything for the sake of the beautiful Nezhdana. But their families had been at enmity for a long time; his relatives would consider marrying this girl a betrayal. However, passion overshadowed the young man’s mind, he kidnapped Nezhdana and hid him in the forest. His father, the head of the family, ordered his son to return the stranger. Could Czeslav have imagined that if he did not submit to his father’s will, he would lose him? Could he have thought that he himself would be accused of murdering the head of the clan? And what if this death is not revenge for the kidnapped girl? Now only the Spirit of the Forest can help him avoid revenge. A mysterious killer has already killed his father. Will Czeslav be able to protect his love from an unknown danger?