Vyhovsky is a special agent and close associate of the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and is actually a double agent of Kosh of the Zaporozhian Army. However, the bohemian life in Warsaw made the agent dizzy, and he stopped sending handouts about the Poles. As punishment for improper performance of duties, the Ataman sends Vyhovsky to build a guard post on the Obmachiv farm. There, Ivan must create a military detachment that will resist a potential attack from Muscovy.