Thanks to his mind, Guidanio Cerra ended up in a school known throughout Batiara, although he was just the son of a tailor. Later, he entered the service of the court of Count Milazia and soon found out why he was nicknamed the Beast. The fate of this young man - and at the same time the fate of the whole world - had yet to change forever. After all, one autumn night, young Adria Ripoli entered the count's chambers. Born the daughter of a ruler, she preferred a life full of danger, action and freedom to comfort and idleness. And now she came with the intention of killing the Beast. But there are others in this story: a healer who decided to challenge fate; a charmingly frivolous heir to an all-powerful family of bankers; a powerful religious leader known for debauchery rather than piety; and, of course, two of the greatest mercenary commanders - eternal opponents in politics and on the battlefield, whose rivalry holds the balance of the world scales in that turbulent, dangerous, furious time that will be remembered for a long time. After all, he is too dazzling, the brilliance of days gone by.