Book 1 of The Vașcău Chronicles Drama: Set in a small Romanian village in the late 1800's, four lives are intertwined. This is the first part of a quadrilogy. Cerubian is the son of a blacksmith longing for an adventurous life. Lebeda is the youngest of 3 sisters wishing her dreams to take flight. Sarpen is the son of a regional nobleman, petty and entitled. Lastly Lupin, a ward at the local monastery, wild by nature, a carefree, rambunctious spirit.