The war with the Turks was left behind. But Kuzma "Varlok" Efimov has yet to find out that a peaceful life can be fraught with much more dangers. And the new title of duke will not help if the princes are hunting you. But there are also bandits, mercenaries who want to hide the heat with someone else's hands, and cunning aristocrats weaving their intrigues. One thing pleases, even if the emperor forbade the relationship with his youngest daughter before the wedding, the favorites will not let you get bored. And in such a company you can even go to America for a trial, even to your grandmother for pancakes.