Enthusiastic youths tend to romanticize war. They sincerely believe that on the battlefield they will have the opportunity to show courage and gain fame as a great warrior and noble hero. As a rule, in the dreams of these romantics there is no place for pain, fear and death. And if anyone dies, then only enemies. Sasha Trofimov never dreamed of war and great battles. Moreover, he always tried to avoid conflict situations. And now, when the Faceless One has fallen, when the Thark horde has been defeated, and the surviving islanders are trying to preserve the remnants of their statehood, he is relying on diplomacy. Peace is what the Lorim need now. But the more a young man thinks about peace, the more clearly he understands - it’s time to prepare for a new war...