Once upon a time, a young doctor uncovered a witch who had sent a plague to an eastern city. The witch was chained and burned, and now, many years later, the iron chains ring as the messengers of another court - the sorcerer's. The free dominions are one step away from great strife. Dashingly follows Olzhana on the heels, and it becomes more and more difficult to run away from him - but Olzhana knows that no one will save her except herself, so she continues on her way. And the man who created the monster is now not sure who he is in this pursuit - a predator or a victim: it is too difficult to remain in the shadows when the whole country is on fire. The second part of the "Dashing" trilogy - Slavic fantasy with a dark flavor from the author of popular fantasy novels " Year of the Snake" and "Snake's Nest" by Yana Lekhchina. Oriental motifs are woven into the plot of the main chapters: the Order of the Bashiliers, a witch hunt and a plague-ridden city that is about to fall. Dark chapels, empty roads, rainy evenings - an atmosphere of shared mystery that permeates the entire novel. Illustration on the cover by the talented Tanya Durrer.