The Maidens of the Serpent

A disaster came to the Lake Land in the form of a huge serpent that demands seven beautiful maidens for a feast each year. Over time, this terrible act becomes a ritual of offering a sacred sacrifice pleasing to the gods and ancestors. One day, the choice of the sorcerers falls on Darenka, the daughter of a princely hundredman. Grief-stricken, her father secretly goes to a foreign witch to seek help. With the aid of magic, she substitutes one of the victims with her apprentice. Can the young blue-eyed girl achieve victory where an entire army has failed? Darenka does not want to end her days in a pit filled with gnawed bones, but joy in her life is not foreseen either — ahead lies marriage to a man she does not love and a golden cage. But what if there is another possible outcome for a fragile yet brave girl? This is a story about the small and weak who will become strong in a difficult hour. For they have no one to rely on but themselves.