Two of the young prince of Ugr’s older sons fight for the future inheritance: Lutomery, the son of the prince’s wife, and Hvalis, the son of a beautiful dark-eyed captive who is still loved by the prince more than any of his other wives. Behind Lutomery are the powers of Navi—a werewolf and a sorcerer—and the “forest brotherhood.” And Hvalis desperately searches for support—at home and among the princes of the Vyatichi tribe. But most valuable of all is his secret ally, whom no one takes seriously. When Lutomery and his sister Lyutava understand what dangerous sorceress is hiding under the guise of the simple maid of Galitsa, it will be too late. They will have to fight a difficult battle for their lives and rights—at home, in foreign lands, and also in the mysterious depths of the world of Navi.