He came from our world... They called him... SAGE! Is it possible to preserve humanism in oneself in a bloody era? Is it possible to create an empire without chopping off heads, without demolishing conquered cities and without plundering conquered peoples? Oleg Seredin has only two desires: to give the tribe who trusted him the opportunity to peacefully sell their goods, and to go with a companion to Murom and from there return home to the twenty-first century. But for some reason, the news of the evil conqueror rolls in front of the travelers like a mighty wave, and time after time the creatures of black magic, powerful sorcerers and horse armies stand across the road, preventing two weak people from getting into the modest abode of the village healer.