About the book: year / Agnieszka loves her valley, her quiet village, grove and silvery river, but right outside the outskirts grows a thicket full of evil power, spoiled by magical filth, and on all the inhabitants of the valley lie in her shadow. To contain this terrible force, the inhabitants of the valley must rely on a cold, secretive wizard known as the Dragon for everything. But he demands a terrible price for his help: to give him one young girl into his service for a period of ten years. A fate almost as terrible as disappearing into the Thicket. The next screening is coming soon, and Agnieszka is afraid. Everyone knows that the Dragon will choose Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave - something Agnieszka herself does not fully possess, and most importantly - her best friend. And there is no way to save her. But that’s not what Agnieszka should be afraid of.…