 War is afoot and Volodyovski is ordered by Radzivill to grant Kmita a commission to raise a force.He visits the wounded knight at Lyubich and knows he will render good service to the Commonwealth as well as blot out his past offences.Chapters XI – XV

Great Poland is invaded by the Swedes and the nobles are led by Pan Kryshtof Opalinski, the powerful voivoda of Poznań.