A strange, exotic world...Here, on the ruins of an ancient empire, the cities of Khayem were formed, ruled by powerful rulers - the Hai, and who are always threatened by a warlike neighbor - the kingdom of Galt. Here poetry has magical power, for only poets are able to call upon and subjugate to their power mysterious spirits - andats, capable of helping people both in peaceful days and in the terrible times of war. But one of the andats - the Nameless One - does not like to be in the service of Heshai, the glorious poet of the city of Saraiket. He wants freedom and power - and therefore starts a risky and dangerous game, the goal of which is to destroy the poet and help Galt in the conquest of Saraiket. As his weapon, the Nameless One chooses Otz, a noble young man who ran away from the school of poets and was studying with a merchant, his childhood friend - beloved student Heshai Maati and his beloved Liat...