World of the Future. Earthman Shane Myrth has been traveling the planets of the Neyan Empire for 12 years, working as a xenopsychologist and xenobiologist. He is a talented scientist, a decent and responsible person, and just a charming guy. On Nai Their, the third planet of the star Albion, whose system is central to the Seventh Star Tate of the Empire, he has been living for 2 years. And then he gets into a strange story, forced to accept the debt of Life to the ancient Order of the Tree. This structure is the instrument of the Emperor's will. How will his life turn out next? What awaits Shane Mirth within the walls of the Order and where will his fate lead?