Book 2 continues with Krystof Andruszko, son of Andrej, as the family patriarch. He devises a plan to help establish the family even better in their new country of Poland. He selects a group of the younger members of the family to travel out to foreign lands to study at their schools and observe their western culture. Explore what life is like in the 11th century: England, Paris, Rome, Venice, and Tripoli. There is a great sea battle with pirates that delivers a great treasure so large that it will last for centuries. From this battle, an unlikely hero will emerge as the "Red Devil." In the Holy City of Jerusalem, a tavern called "The Eagle and the Horse" that will belong to the family through the crusades. In Poland, there is a royal wedding and a coronation of Poland's first king. There is a great horse round up and the establishment of the family estates. Alliances with the English, Vikings, and the Moors are made for Poland and long-term friendships with the family are forged. The family is among the first in the realm to allow women into the ranks of their soldiers. These female warriors prove themselves to be as fearless and more than their male counterparts. There are duels, battles, loves, and romances that will strengthen the family's resolve to exist.