A former pharmaceutical poisoner at the court of Fernando of Castile becomes a zealous monk. A funny teenager from the village of Zaprudy - first a tramp, and then the heir to the crown. The daughter of the Hammel Prophetess is the talisman of the Hening Bottom. Noble knights are unarmed, but commoners are armed to the teeth, in accordance with government regulations. And along the roads, lutenist Peter Slyadek walks, listening to random confessions: a monk and a judge spin in a crazy round dance, a genie appoints himself the conscience of a cunning merchant, the son of a fencing teacher confuses a word and a sword ...What unites “The Almshouse” and “The Songs of Peter Slyadek”? A fantastic crossroads, the unprecedented Duchy of Hening, created by the imagination and talent of G. L. Oldie.