Continuation of the novel "Black Blades. Celestial steel." Difficult times for Angradia: the country is mired in corruption, barbarian raids have become more frequent in the north, and war will break out. And in the south, greedy neighbors - gnomes are plotting a different kind of economic war. From whom to expect salvation? Heroes have long sunk into oblivion. Perhaps scoundrels will come to the rescue? The events are involved: Puli is a cowardly legionnaire who cares only about his own skin; Cassandra is a metropolitan thief; Yvain is a paladin who betrayed the order; Denard is a soldier of fortune who has lost everything but honor. It is they who will become the saviors of civilization... or perish in the wind of war.