From the series of novels “Nettle Whispers” - volume one. Contracts are dangerous. Having concluded one, you can say goodbye to your usual life. It is doubly dangerous to negotiate with the inhabitants of heaven - Ray was convinced of this from his own experience, and now his path lies through the lands of the Principality, the culture and life of which will introduce the reader to the magical Slavic world of the 14th century. Higher powers, fate or chance connect the hero with the ancient spirit of the northern steppes, but establishing relations with his captive and capricious partner turns out to be difficult, as is accepting her mysterious past. And what kind of threat hangs over the world, since even the highest creators were unable to restore the balance of power and took desperate measures in the form of calling upon honest, worthy and dedicated heroes?