1333 Mysterious things are happening in the capital of the Golden Horde. At the inn, a guest disappeared from a room locked from the inside. Where did the stranger who called himself a stranger from the sunset countries come to Sarai? Who is involved in his mysterious disappearance: sorcerers from secret abodes in the Mordovian forests, Bulgar merchants or papal envoys? Why is Khan Uzbek’s beloved wife, the imperious and treacherous Taidula, concerned about his fate? The assistant to the Sarai emir has been entrusted with dealing with all this. He doesn’t yet know how far his trail will take him.