He is the keeper of balance, a mediator between gods and people, a magician, a warrior and an adventurer. He knows that the world is on the verge of a terrible disaster and the only salvation is someone from an ancient family, almost exterminated by sudden accidents. There are only three Ir-Dauds left. Who should you bet on, an elderly nobleman or a young poet? After all, a girl whose eyes are colder than ice and whose love brings death cannot be the salvation of the world? The first book in the “Keeper of the Balance” series. Warning for readers: 1) a long story of several volumes is expected; 2) the characters are united by a variety of romantic relationships, among which there are non-traditional ones, but there are many more traditional ones; 3) The East has nothing to do with Islam, the countries are not Muslim; 4) this is an adventure novel with a love line, and not vice versa; 5) at the end of the text there is a glossary of names, titles and incomprehensible expressions, it is also a directory of who is related to whom.