A simple village boy Ivan dared to steal the tsar's orb - a symbol of power of the Moscow tsar. But together with this jewel, Ivan also snatched a magical earring, which the king seeks to return above anything else. Ivan is followed by Fedir - the main villain of the story, who promised the king to catch the thief at any cost. And the main character dared to do such an act for the sake of his mother. She was taken into Ottoman captivity when the boy was 13 years old. Since then, Ivan dreams of buying her back. Ivan goes to the village of Krasnopillya. It is there that he has to agree on the future redemption of his mother with Peter, who has just returned from Istanbul. Ivan meets Maryana and confronts her boyfriend Nazar.