Maylzu Forkosiganu ne raz prihodilos provorachivat slozhnye diplomaticheskie operatsii, uchastvovat v opasneyshih shvatkah, brat na abordazh vrazheskie korabli. No pokorit serdtse prekrasnoy vdovy - zadacha kuda serezney. Kto mog znat, chto obychnyy uzhin v druzheskom krugu obernetsya nastoyaschey katastrofoy...