The mission seems simple: head south, collect the bride promised six years earlier, and ensure that nothing odd is going on among the nomadic Tatars. Ogodai anticipates no problems. In fact, he looks forward to the chance to break free of his father and establish himself in a horde of his own. But Ogodai’s betrothed seems wary at best, his half-brother has competing plans for both the girl and the horde, and even the briefest investigation shows...