There are secrets that are better not to reveal. But history professor Patricia Duncan doesn't see it that way. To solve the mystery of the goblin sanctuary discovered in the mountains, she returns to her hometown, from where she fled twenty years ago in search of a better life. Tate Tyrol, an alchemist-subversive who has his own selfish interest in this matter, is stuffed into her assistants. But, when what has been hiding in the mountains for centuries breaks free, Patricia and Tate have to forget about their initial plans for the sake of a common goal, because the bet is much more than the quiet life of a provincial town, and where magic and revolvers are powerless, love and a crazy case will help.