Time goes on, and for Kirill new possibilities appear—not only, but also new responsibilities, and with them a new burden of accountability. Affairs multiply, problems roll in like a steamroller… But no one relieved him of the main assignment.
On the other hand, he has a solid team and influential experienced advisers—so things aren’t as bad as they could have been. Maybe the young ataman-baron will handle the wave he himself has raised?
Another book about the adventures of Kirill Nikolaev-Skuratov, ataman and oprichny bojar, a grandee, and the owner of a hired detachment… Let’s see where he gets thrown this time?