The awakening of the dragon lizard

Enjoying the distant grace and protection of Sigismund of Luxembourg, Gabriel is studying with outstanding talent and has a bright future ahead of him. But in order to spin in high circles, you have to become a master of intrigue. When the lords conspiring against Sigismund in Oradea decide to crown László Napoli as king and the archbishop secretly orders the assassination of the ruler, Gabriel sets out to warn his protégé. Meanwhile, his friend András Börki, the young nobleman from Bihar, also sets out to take part in the first battle of his life against the usurper of the throne, László Nápolyi. Gabriel saves the lives of Bishop Eberhard Albeni and the future queen Borbála Cillei. He gains an influential supporter while realizing that nothing is what it seems and that there is sometimes no place for morality and good intentions in life. The young deacon also realizes that a strange secret is lurking around the relic of St. Ladislaus, which is kept in the cathedral of Oradea and is known only to the initiates. Is Gabriel at a crossroads: will he put up with being just a puppet in the game of the mighty, or will he manage to take his destiny into his own hands? He performs his court duties excellently, cleverly confronts his opponents, and actively participates in the founding of the Order of the Dragon. In the Order of the Knights, which according to the "official" historiography would have been destined to unite the supporters of King Sigismund, "shadow history" remembers it differently ...