Black Island was located on the southern borders of the empire and served as a kind of outpost, guarding the line and signaling danger. Here, on the very edge of the empire, hundreds of military were located. The emperor, being a far-sighted and skillful ruler, spared neither money nor time to equip this piece of land and often visited himself with checks or sent people proven and reliable. The barracks were located on the east coast of the island, while on the west it stood... monastery, which explained the travelers in the spring, when the ice had not yet bound the mighty Lynx, pilgrims.