What happens if a half-trained witch—who has already been kicked out of the students three times for a bad temper—imagines herself a great detective? Of course, nothing good. But when an ensign caught up in trouble—accused of killing his master—has to go along with this unbearable creation. Still, what holds Natka there isn’t only the hope of rehabilitation, but also the sword that this clumsy magical oddity managed to enchant so thoroughly that they can’t get away from each other now.