The continuing adventures of Ilar Istarovsky!
By his own will, turned into a black sorcerer, Ilar is sent to the capital of the empire. It seemed things were going well. Ilar is accepted into the Order of Black Sorcerers, appointed the chief magical protector of the emperor himself and his wife. The only problem is that the empress—sated by romantic escapades—has set her sights on the pretty black mage. And Ilar is faithful to his young wife and is even ready to go on a fatally dangerous jungle expedition just to get rid of the annoying attention of a high-ranking seductress…