Lord Mawat returns to his hometown to ascend the throne after his father's self-immolation. This is an ancient ritual of transfer of power, established by the patron of Iraden himself, an ancient powerful god named Raven. In the tower of the Vastai fortress, from the top of which the god surveys his possessions, everything should already be prepared; all that remains is to perform the ritual. And then the incredible happens. The heir's father disappears, and his place is taken by a treacherous and unyielding relative. And he is not at all going to return the throne to the lord. But how could this happen?! Indeed, in Iraden this is possible only by the will of the Raven himself. What made God break the age-old ritual?..

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