Katerina Yabloneva’s established, calm life was overturned in a single moment when, at the request of the Supreme Witch, she agreed to help the Inquisition. But neither the tangled investigation of dark rituals, nor strange events that echo the distant past, nor the young inquisitor partner seem like problems compared to what the criminals’ new target becomes—Katyа herself. What is it like for a strong and unusual witch to feel like prey?