The main supostat is defeated, freedom is exhausted to unsuspecting citizens of what still remains from the collapsed to the foundation of the evil empire - this is how most heroic novels end, and how this one begins. Ivan And Seraphim return to the Kingdom of Bones to pick up Nakhodka and the guards and go home - to enjoy honestly conquered rest. But those who cannot be dismissed with a sword and who cannot be drowned with a horse get in their way - a liberated people. What else do they need, besides freedom? You'll be laughing...