Bazel Bahnakson from the Gradani Horse Thief tribe is anything but a knight in shining armor. His tribesmen are known for their unpredictable fits of rage, bloodthirstiness, and the fact that they do not always behave as is customary among more civilized peoples. None of the other four races like the Gradani. In addition, Basel is hampered by personal troubles: broken obligations as a hostage, persecution of a vengeful prince, and a reward promised for his head. He also doesn’t need other people’s problems, especially the problems of the gods. And even more so the problems of the God of War. Why did he end up a thousand leagues from home, in the thick of political intrigues and adventures? What made him deal with assassins, demons, sorcerers, black and white magic, Gods of Darkness, Gods of Light, bad poets and greedy innkeepers? And finally, how did it drift into Bortalyk Bay? The God of War is to blame for all this...