Even your own name can become a curse if it turns out that you end up in the wrong time and the wrong place—as happened to Sergeant Duzan in the tiny principality of Sigasa. Here he was called to a duel, knocked down and struck on the head with a cobblestone, and then—news: the seat of the ruler is waiting impatiently for the boy to place his… person on it. And try to refuse when mighty celestial beings and cunning denizens of the underworld are watching every step he takes—not only dreaming that he will break his neck sooner, but also doing everything they can to make it happen. So how can he fulfill the promise in such circumstances? At least survive…