They say a witch isn’t a match for a mage. But if your union has been blessed by the forces of nature, you won’t be able to resist the higher will. The only trouble is: the higher powers “forgot” to tell the witch the name of her betrothed. So the village witch—Aliсia, a fox-shapeshifter—will have to find him herself. And not just anywhere, but in the imperial palace, where talented individuals from all over the country have been invited to undergo magical trials.