A collection of poems, a casket with imaginary prose. Fairy tale and historical motifs, fantasy and science fiction: fire ships in the sea, iron dragons in the sky. Half-forgotten legends told in a haze of fragrant smoke. The Khan's son is killed by his own spear. The northern witch plays the flute, which cuts her fingers like a knife. In the deserts of the southern countries, the blood of kings is shed, and stone warriors slumber in the depths of the mountains.