Ivel is a scavenger, a rebellious daughter from a wealthy family. When her brother, the commander of the royal army, dies as a result of a tragic accident, Ivel decides to master fortune telling at all costs and try to resurrect him - for this she needs to go to distant wild lands. They say that the Principalities are ruled by a monster - the Dead Prince. They are trying to remove him from the throne: on the one hand, the steppe people are threatening, on the other - the preachers of the Kingdom, imposing a new faith, on the third - the neighboring princes. Careless divination raises the dead, forests take their toll in living souls, wars break out here and there, but sometimes just a few decisions can change many destinies.