Nika’s life—an ordinary student from Nizhny Novgorod—turns upside down after her grandmother dies. Before she leaves, the old woman manages to give her granddaughter a magical ring, and in her will leaves her a small room that soon turns out to be the entrance to a secret library. Among its books, Nika finds a strange work about an unknown side of the city’s history and learns of a hidden place—Upper Novgorod—where only mages can go…
Nika opens her own coffee shop, unexpectedly discovers magic within herself, and meets other young wizards. Together with her new friends, she must make her way to Upper Novgorod and find a way to awaken the sleeping dragon. But what price will she have to pay to achieve this goal?