“Down to the ground” (Dt. Edmund Gundersen, after many years of absence, returns to the planet Belzagor, where he once worked. Now control of the planet has been returned to its indigenous inhabitants - elephant-like Nildors, and there are very few earthlings left here. Gandersen, tormented by remorse for the injuries inflicted on the Nildors, intends to go with them to the Northern lands for a secret ritual of “second birth”, renewing the spirit and body. None of the inhabitants of the Earth has never done this, and Gandersen is in doubt whether his decision will lead to fatal consequences. Kinnal Darival the offspring of the ruling dynasty, after his elder brother came to power, he decided to flee the country. As a result of a series of adventures, he finds a new home, becomes a rich and respected person, but the established life gives a crack in one day when he meets a merchant from the distant legendary Earth. Tempting Kinnal with a new truth that undermines the existing system, a rebellious earthling puts him outlawed...