Is it easy to be the last of the kind? Hide your gift and fear persecution? Marilisa Sar Boreyskaya has long understood that life is a difficult thing, and if you want to survive, you cannot trust anyone. But what if a secret admirer suddenly appeared at the Academy of Magical Knowledge, where she teaches fine art? What to do when students start dying? And what to do when the master of combat magic suddenly pays attention to you? Is it possible to trust someone who promises protection and peace? Will he be able to keep his promise, or will Marilisa have to flee, hiding from those who want to use the gift of the last magician-creator for their own purposes?