A continuation of the mystical thriller “The Foggy Valley” about friendship and overcoming your own fears.
After saving their native Forest Edge from the Bear’s army, young Vasilisa understands one thing: frightened people think she is a witch, which means she can’t stay at home. Wanting to avoid an unwanted marriage, tonsure in a convent, or an even worse fate, she disguises herself as a boy and, together with her faithful companion the Nightingale, sets off on travels around the world.
But her plans change when they stumble upon a village laid waste by bandits. A spontaneous desire to track down the villains—and the accompanying luck—leads Vasilisa to meet Dmitry Ivanovich, the Grand Prince of Moscow, who is captivated by the “lad.” To his friend, too—monk Alexander Peresvet, in the world brother of Vasia—is no less shocked, because he is none other than Vasia’s brother. Wanting to avoid scandal and irreversible consequences for the whole family, Sasha doesn’t reveal the secret of her sister and introduces her as his brother—Vasily Petrovich.
But suddenly Moscow turns out to be at the center not only of political intrigues of the Golden Horde, but of a confrontation with powers far older and far more powerful…