Geld the Foundling is a man without roots—an itinerant merchant. He has no military glory. With such a person, it’s impossible to win the hand of a beauty from a noble local family. And yet fate gives him a chance to do a service for the very king himself. Another war is approaching—there isn’t enough weaponry. And so, to get the iron he needs, Geld must not only show all his cunning, but also take up a sword.