Continuation of the adventures of Ilar of Istar! A involuntarily black magician, and now a messenger of the emperor himself, Ilar investigates the mysterious murders of sorcerers in the Shelohom Tower. With spells, the young magician still does not handle too skillfully, and therefore inspires others in awe of his incomprehensible power. Many women seek to get an appointment with him, but Ilar misses his wife left in the capital, already expecting a child, and therefore stubbornly resists the temptation. And all would be fine if a whimsical fate did not throw him new trials...