He told himself sweet lies sweet as aniseed candies

They had not heard about magic for hundreds of years, so they put it among legends. So, when significant changes are coming - the balance of the world is disturbed by drought, the instability of power and the return of creatures coming back to life - they are not ready to face them.

The Free City of Órn is under the occupation of a clan for whom Time and Death are the only sanctities. A secret revealed at Jord's court could determine the fate of the kingdom. Away from the great events, a certain skald comes face to face with a legend, and the card master is facing the most difficult challenge so far. The monk is looking for a new adept, and the two young people discover that they have more in common than anyone could have imagined.

"The Saga of Northern Elements" is a story about the arrival of the new and the unknown, self-discovery and relationships - about how love, hatred, and indifference change reality.

After the extermination of the entire royal family by terrible monsters, only the newborn heir to the throne miraculously survives. But the evil fate still overtakes the already impoverished 14-year-old mute boy from the gloomy Middle Ages, mercilessly dumping him into the seething spring river.His almost lifeless body is now inhabited by a successful businessman and a martial arts champion who has long abandoned his career. Lethal fights, cruel rulers, treacherous enemies and loyal friends, as well as the newfound reckless youth and incredible abilities, are just the few things that await our contemporary in the body of a skinny, universally persecuted mute teenager from a very poor family, who is making ends meet...