What will the world be like after the Last War, especially if it was won not by people, but by elves? How can people live, or rather survive, if the few survivors have received the status of slaves and only in a few free cities can the ghostly smell of freedom be felt?.. A series of misfortunes befalls the half-elf Riina, a thief and adventuress; a mysterious prince of outcasts is about to set off on a long voyage, and the spoiled elf rake decides to honor one of the free human cities with his attention. They are not heroes and do not strive to be. But who cares about their opinion?..