An endless winter has seized the lands from Sova to Zlatoborsk, closing the long roads and freezing the city of Lisetsk. Mag Milosh and the forest witch Dara have found new places to hide, but winter spares no one—death and loss collide. Even on the steppes, snow won’t let anyone rest, and only magical fire can warm the earth and bring life back. The goddess-spinner begins to interfere in people’s destinies, cutting their life threads one by one, but people aren’t going to surrender.