The Mountain Guard is the last stronghold of the Meekhan Empire on its northern borders. Here, in the narrow valleys and abandoned villages, an ancient evil still lurks. But the guards don't save the world. They are simply doing their job: protecting civilians from wild nomads, from tribes that have fallen under the influence of wild magic, from the cults of bloodthirsty gods... And the Sixth Company has it harder than the others: over and over again it finds itself in terrible, deadly situations - and behind all this a certain ominous pattern begins to emerge... And in the south of the empire, a reckless merchant hires a skilled warrior named Yatekh from the mysterious tribe of Issars, who always hide behind a mask - and mercilessly kill anyone who sees their faces. The merchant does not yet know what tests he will subject his family to, and that his decision will mark the beginning of events that will put the fate of the entire Meekhan at stake and will lead people to confrontation with the gods...