Lida Vesna finally learns who the true master of the Book of Talents is—and why it took the entire scheme to reveal her Hereditary Talents. And she understands: the Book of Talents must be destroyed, but at the same time… it can’t be destroyed.
Is there a solution to such a problem?
Is it possible, without breaking the laws of the vechniks, to save everyone—both the vechniks, the semi-vechniks, and ordinary mortals?
And if not, how can you avoid punishment from the mysterious Seven?