After her parents’ death, Olga is taken in and raised by her maternal great-uncle—a sensible and energetic ruler of Pleskov. He surrounds the girl with care and gives her a serious education: teaches her literacy, the basics of trade, and the law—truth.
But from an early age, there is a secret in Olga’s fate: her true origin is hidden from everyone. And it is precisely it that gives her the right to lay claim to the Kyiv throne.
As if nudging events along, fate brings to Pleskov the Kyiv prince Igor—and the daughter of the local ruler immediately catches his attention. Yet Olga’s heart is drawn not to the powerful, spoiled prince, but to a young Novgorod boyar.
She will face a difficult choice:
- to follow the arguments of reason or the call of the heart?