Their land stretches from endless ice to the warm Black Sea. Soon they will call this land Rus’, but now Rus’ are those who follow the great Varangian prince. The leaders of many tribes, commanders of war bands and hired groups.
One of them was once called Serega Dukharyev, and now he is Vartislav the Daring. A day is approaching when his ship will become part of a barbarian fleet that has challenged the very Byzantine Empire. But to pass through fire, daring alone is definitely not enough.