The 9th century, Ancient Rus. A red-haired Ladoga woman, Divlyana, Ognedéva, carrying the blessing of the goddess of the sun, must become the wife of the distant Kyiv prince Asklod! Choice of the clan is her law—but not for the prince of the Krivichs, Stanislav. He has never seen the face of the woman he is now claiming. And a similar slave has taken her place at the wedding feast. What awaits both girls if the deception is revealed?