Yana continues her journey. She found her son—wonderfully. Now she must get the child out of war-torn Rus’ and find friends for him, a guardian/escort, a safe place… She wants so much. But will it work? In the conditions of civil war, when brother goes against brother and the troops of the few faithful to the emperor rush toward the capital, when you can’t trust anyone, when human life becomes cheaper than a piece of bread… The main thing is to survive and keep the children safe. It’s a difficult task, but Yana manages—and even the fact that people recognize in her the empress won’t stop her. Y Anna’s troubles aren’t the only ones. Anna also has her own. Someone is threatening to take the child from her. Her ward keeps getting into trouble. And love… oh, this love—crashing in, swirling, spinning everything around… And how she longs for a piece of simple human happiness! But the time given to Hella is already running out…