The harsh world of the Empire is merciless. The war of everyone and against everyone does not subside even for a day. Large and small states fight. Family clans strive to gain power, enter into temporary alliances and easily betray a former ally. Any careless word may result in a challenge to a duel. A commoner strives to impale a noble lord on a pitchfork. The struggle for existence continues on land, sea and in the skies. A young nobleman, raised in the traditions of knighthood, arrives from the northern mountains to the capital of the Empire. Will he be able to survive? Will he be able to preserve family honor, the loss of which is worse than death? And most importantly, will he be able to find and save true love?