At all times there were people who could not live in peace. They always do not sit still, and the search for adventure on different parts of the body takes the lion's share of their time. But there are those whom fate itself pushes into the maelstrom of events. At sixteen, Kuzma Efimov, like a few, knew how to appreciate peace and comfort. He has already experienced too much, and even a huge magical gift seems more like a burden. But the universe has other plans for him, and now the whirlpool of events captivates the guy. An attempt on the heiress of a large clan, transfer to a new college, acquaintance with the Tsarevna, war with the Turks, the appearance of an adult daughter, secrets of the past and shadows of the future twist into a tight knot, which only the strongest sorcerer of the generation, nicknamed "Warlock," can cut.