He appeared a year ago in an abandoned temple— the one who stirred the imagination of the young countess Lydia Caro and deprived her of peace. The beloved fairy tales from childhood about Ssay—the world of nagas—became real, making her dream of travel, magic, and adventures. But only HE turned out not to be like the magical snake-men from the ballads: a wild, cruel beast, as the elven mages claimed who tried to establish contact with the visitor.
But is that really so? And why does the girl see his sad eyes full of longing and loneliness in every night’s dream? And what if he is actually reasonable? And what does he want from the young aristocrat who climbed into the cage with the naga just for a bet?