The annals of monasteries have always drawn researchers’ attention, but among the countless chronicles of bygone times, one can also find entirely surprising stories—far from theological disputes, yet much more captivating. “The Lynx of the Lord” is one of them. A monk’s memories of his distant youth and miraculous discoveries he encountered on the path to maturity. It was a harsh but just era, when a good blade delivered God’s judgment, and witches and other evil spirits still truly existed—not yet turned into characters of fairy tales and legends. It was then that Orlando de Breg appeared in the monastery of Saint Genevieve—a nobleman, an accomplished fencer, and a shapeshifter…