A short respite after fleeing Cordos allows Nick and Karina el Torro to take care of themselves and rest from the pursuers and the tense struggle with their enemies. New places, interesting people… But fate throws them another curveball—this time from the side of sorcerers who have decided that Karina is a tasty morsel. Only, for some reason, no one thought about Nick—about the fact that the sorceress is under his protection…