A little man, a child on the shore of a stormy sea. What awaits him? What fate? Which path will he take through the world? Ned was a foundling. And not just a foundling, but a scion of the damned Ard people. Missing ships and plundered villages - that's what ards are for the inhabitants of the coast. From now on, Ned's fate is to remain a slave until the end of his days. Another thing is that he does not wish such a fate for himself. But a strange, incredible life awaits him, a path that leads to adventures, sometimes funny, sometimes scary. Pain, humiliation, beatings from evil people, slavery - it seemed that it would be forever, endless. But no - he will throw off his shackles and go forward, to where joy and happiness await him, the bitterness of loss and the acquisition of power lost over the centuries... Magic, duels of honor, love, friendship and betrayal - that’s what Ned will receive. We wish him good luck, because it will be so useful to Ned, the Foundling, to whom Fate has owed so much over the seventeen years of his life.