For a retired soldier, knightly honor is the highest blessing that opens many doors that were locked. So Yaroslav Volkov can’t resist the temptation to get knighted— even if in return he has to enter a plague-infested town and bring out the Holy Relics from there. There were mercenaries before him who tried to complete this job, but no one returned, because in Ferengurb death itself rules, and the deserted city keeps its terrible secrets safely.