Three years have passed since the reform was carried out in Реонерия, granting equal rights to light and dark mages. Yet this short time is not enough to erase from history fifteen years of bloody enmity—new laws that appeal to everyone are not for everyone.
In the north of the kingdom, especially, things are far from calm. Martin Vikander, a black mage, head of the capital’s Guild of Magicians and a trusted confidant of his Majesty, is traveling to the Northern Province to restore order there.
But as he sets out on his journey, he has no idea what is really happening in the north. And, most importantly, he does not yet know how difficult it will be to return home alive…