The adventures of Ignat Sirotin, a former frigate captain of the Imperial Navy, continue. This time, he and his squad of stormtroopers will have to lead a merchant caravan along a river located far from the coast. A long journey, a dangerous cargo that can easily lead to the gallows, mercenaries from a secret Order, caravan hunters, intrigues of the aristocratic nobility - all these factors create a tangled tangle of events that will unpredictably affect Ignat’s life. His fate will depend on what decisions he makes.