The war in the north continues, and not at all as successfully as Sergei would like. He managed to get help from the emperor and other lords of the Empire, but half of his possessions are still under the rule of nomads who came from another world in search of lands that they can take for themselves, and are not going to give up their positions. So what can you come up with? Fight the old fashioned way, as you have to, and kill squad after squad in a merciless massacre? Believe and hope for a miracle? Surrender, leave the enemy the land that has become native? Or look for your own path, unlike any other? At the same time, of course, make a mistake, but persistently continue the search and still pick up the master key to the locked door? However, Sergei prefers to act in his own way. This, of course, is beyond the capabilities of a single person, but he has support: his sworn sister Ashtia Solor, his old friend Akansh, assistants and associates, and in addition, his eldest sons have already grown up. But in this duel between two civilizations, no one is able to predict the ending.