Alexander Lemeshev, coach and Olympic champion in fencing, who by chance was embodied in the body of the bastard Jean d'Armagnac, does not find support among the supporters of his late father and is left alone with the King of France Louis XI, nicknamed the World Spider, who is eager for his death. . Jean becomes the commander of a detachment of mercenary marksmen calling themselves routieres, and fights under the banner of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, with the army of Frederick III of Habsburg, the Holy Roman Emperor. The bastard is ready with his blade to gain fame and position in return for those stolen by the French king. He firmly believes that the time will come when the king will answer for all his atrocities against the Armagnac family. In the meantime, many intrigues, dangers and, of course, love adventures await the young router.