Why is everything frightening so attractive? Why does chance become the little stone that triggers an avalanche of events? Miyamille, a student of the Green Academy, has “fantastically lucky”—to get into an enormous mess. She caught the eye of the most nightmarish nightmare of Malachite—the Master of Torture. And even worse: the country’s chief interrogator is not used to being refused! Because of the persistent admirer, the girl is drawn into a whirlpool of secrets and investigations that sweeps through the Emerald City. A magical fog draws out the souls of its inhabitants, while a mysterious elusive puppet-master—Mirrorling—traps the capital in a web of intrigues. Where to look for answers? And what to do if she manages to find them?