About the book: year / After the events that occurred in the novel "The Cave of Desires", the heroes continue to wage a fierce struggle against the tyrant Varkan Gartari, who planned to enslave the whole world. To conquer the Free Lands, the sorcerer Varkan planned to perform a terrible ritual capable of summoning the darkest and most powerful forces. This requires the participation of all living relatives of Varkan in the ritual. But here’s the catch, the sorcerer’s niece does not want to participate in these atrocities and decides to flee from Castle Black. Varkan has a choice: either to overtake the fugitive and persuade her to evil, or simply kill her. A girl, fleeing from an insane relative, is captured by the overtlugs, whose prince, Ranart Rakht, simply hates everything connected with Varkan Gartari. Ranart is also faced with a choice: either to destroy the captive, thereby eliminating the threat to free peoples, or to show mercy. Meanwhile, the war flares up with renewed vigor, calling on everyone who values ​​life and freedom to take decisive action..