In ancient times, the mage-alchemist Brugus made a wish scroll, placing an amplifying spell on it. He hid it in one of two caskets protected by the magic of Light, and sent them wandering into a world of burr-plant folk. Over the centuries, the scroll acquired a monstrous magical power. The wish scroll is a neutral artifact. It can serve both Darkness and Light. Goldwinged seekers look for it; so do the guards of the Dark. If Tartar finds the casket with the scroll first, a catastrophe will happen… And moreover, the sages of the Transparent Spheres claim that the scroll’s story will be directly connected to Dafna, the guard of Light, and to Mefodiy Buslaev—the future ruler of Darkness…