Such a bright past

The main character of the novel and the narrator, Guidanio Cerra, an elderly Ceresian, sitting in a room by the light of lamps, recalls his youth and the people with whom his fate brought him together, bright and unforgettable love, civil service, dreams, guilt and losses.

Guidanio is the son of a tailor, who was lucky enough to study at the famous school in Avezza, where, in addition to aristocrats, intelligent and promising students of lower origin were accepted, later he entered the service at the court of Count Mailasia, where he quickly understood why he was called Tvaruka. The boy's life was turned upside down when one autumn night in the Count's chambers he met Adria Ripoli, the daughter of the Duke of Machera, a brave, proud and freedom-loving woman who came to kill Tvaruka for the sake of justice and to save future innocent lives.

Sometimes a rash decision or a hasty choice made at a crucial moment can change a person's fate, influence the history of a country, and leave a mark on the history of mankind. Sarantii, the City of Myst, was captured by the Asharites, which shocked and destroyed the world order, but history continues, it cannot be stopped.