The rulers of all the cities of the Ro people have witches, and each of them entwines the minds of the inhabitants with magical songs. The main sorceress and her sisters sing to them about the liberation of the lands, the taming of the northern tribes and the birth of a precious new race - the children of the Dead God. But, of course, they don’t say a word about the fact that young Prince Christophe died at their hands, especially since the puppets who replaced him dance so well to their tune. But every song comes to an end, and he draws ever closer when the assassin Ram Jae Rami accepts the assignment of Bromvi the Black Guard, the rebel Duke of Canarn. An uprising begins in the lands of the Ro people...