About the book: 2020 / After spending a boring summer in his native Texas, Troy returns to the ranks of sophomore sorcerers. His close friend and school principal, Malteser, announces the upcoming Christmas holidays, which the students will spend in another magical country - Longland. A fun adventure awaits Troy and his friends, a showdown with April and a meeting with the heir born from a creature and a sorceress. Agathus meets Ellie in Longland, and only Troy finds the girl suspicious. But the main question remains unanswered - where to make Darkness?