Rejected by his own kind, exiled to a remote northern province, Pyotr Polozov tries to rein in the ancestral gift—something he’s doing everything possible to hide from everyone.
They think he’s good for nothing?
So what— it’s not time to announce himself yet!
They want to make him a bargaining chip? Well then, dear relatives—you’ve miscalculated badly!
What might an ambitious young man do to achieve his goals, if no one forces him to follow the usual rules and boundaries anymore?