Aratta was a powerful power yesterday, but now it is left without a legitimate ruler and is plunging into darkness. Every inhabitant of the country, be it a prince or the grandson of an Ingrian sorcerer, a ruler of a warlike people or a renegade expelled from his own tribe, understands: the old life, the old world will no longer exist. Amazing rumors are circulating about the kidnapped heir to the throne, Ayur. They say he is alive, works miracles, and even the furious Serpentine Sea obeys him. Maybe he really is the son of a god and is able to defeat the Primordial Serpent with an arrow fired from a solar bow? In the south, in the Nakharan mountains, the ancient sign of power - the Serpentine Sun - is raised on the banners. The prince's bodyguard Shiram, declaring himself the king of a free people eager to destroy Aratta, begins a war. But his bride Ayuna disappeared without a trace in the forests. There is a rumor that she was kidnapped by werewolves... Meanwhile, two children in a forest full of monsters find a magic tree, and in its hollow - a golden thread similar to a bowstring. If only they knew who was guarding her... The “Aratta” series is the first collaboration between the creator of the famous series about the Wolfhound and the talented St. Petersburg writer Anna Gurova, author of the book series “Prince of Silence”, “Moon Warrior”, “Book of Fire” and other popular works fantasy genre.