The calendars show July 1st, 1243. Baiju, the great commander appointed by the Mongol Khanate, is approaching the territory of the Seljuk state. A great battle breaks out at Köseda, close to Sivas in Anatolia, the territory of today's Turkey. They are in the middle of a great stalemate. While getting lost in the dusty pages of history in the middle of this impasse, witness the conflicts between the naive commanders and experienced statesmen who dragged the state into the abyss on the one hand, and on the other hand, experience the journey of the four fellow travelers assigned by these statesmen.