Friends called her Steel Snowdrop, enemies - stubborn and tenacious bitch. However, the gift of a fighting magician is not eternal. Now the fate of Lady Lavinia Revengar is to become a bargaining chip in other people's intrigues and a royal reward for the commandant of the border fortress, who recently lost his beloved wife. Lavinia believes: you can lose everything except steel character and honor. Commandant Einar knows: there is a chance to return the lost happiness, but the price is prohibitive. Is it possible not to be mistaken, choosing between new love and old loyalty? Will a steel snowdrop bloom amid ash and ice?