Daniel, the son of Ingrid from the People of Ice, goes in search of his relative Wendell Grip in order to unravel a family secret and try to lift the ominous hereditary curse. To reach the mountainous country of Tarangai, he must cross the vast Finnish lands, get to distant Arkhangelsk, and from there continue his journey through the lands of the Nenets and float down the Pechora River. And all of it is for a meeting with Shira, chosen from mysterious places…