The first part of Yegor’s plan worked: with a handful of warriors, he managed to slow down the horde, giving the residents of the settlements along the Prona River the opportunity to hide in pre-prepared winter quarters. But it has not yet been possible to burn the Mongolian vices and exterminate the Chinese engineers... And most importantly, where will Yegor and his detachment go when the horde splits and part of it remains to besiege Pronsk? To the capital of the principality, where the fate of the invasion will be decided? Or will the young warrior follow his heart to the rescue of Princess Pronskaya Rostislava?