The "Coffee Grounds" tavern stands on the border between a newborn reality and an unknowable chaos of possibilities that have not yet been realized. It became the central setting for the Echo series, during which old friends and colleagues meet to talk about the past and keep quiet about the future, which is almost here.In the third book of the Echo series, sir Max tells a story about how he caused trouble, almost went into indefinite exile, became a beggar, got angry and wandered around brothels, went into someone else's shoes and unexpectedly found himself there. Well, and the elusive Hubbu Khan - for the company.