Second edition - completely revised. This story takes the reader into the ancient and mysterious city of Velzna in Etruria of the times of the reign of the Kings Tarcuins. Laris, the adopted son of the King Gordianus Tarcuin, trying to fulfill his fervent secret with to be a King, becomes a traitor and works with the Greek and Babylonian spies, being part of their conspiracy to overthrow the King Tarcuin. His undercover agent's nickname is "Honor of the Tarcuins." At that time Gordianus appoints a new Zilath, the chief judge of the League of the Twelve Cities of Etruria, whose goal is to discover and to foil the plot of the foreign spies.