About the book: year / Strange and terrible events occur in Branvia. At the same time, the Duke and his personal magician die. After the young widow remarries, the young heir disappears. And in a tiny northern village, a little girl appears with a mysterious sign on her hand... The grown-up Lessa awakens a magical gift, and a real hunt begins for the girl. She is wanted by both the duchess, the pretender to the throne, and the mysterious Lord of the ancient city lost in the sands. And everyone wants to use it for their own purposes. Everyone except the one who really loves her.