Cities soar high above the ground - a reminder of the ancient civilization of Engineers. They left behind a world where black soil is more valuable than life, bizarre technologies and an unsolved gift of Enlightenment. But the crew of the airship "Ave Asandaro" has no time for artifacts of history. There are no people in the crew who could read minds, control the will of others, heal by laying on of hands, or foresee the future. They would have to find money for fuel. Luck often turns its back, and this time they were screwed big time. Now either go to prison or take on a deadly job. Captain Lem Dex loves his native kingdom, but most of all in life he values freedom. Politics is no more terrible than the illegal sky, even if you have to put down the revolver, remember the hated past and plunge into the intrigues of high society. She will risk everything for the ship and crew, even if His Majesty's Security Service sends her into the heart of the storm.