Yanikov Svetoch is a tiny village on the map of the kingdom of Alciron, notable only for the fact that it is adjacent to the family castle of the main magician of the country of Crohn. Young villager Lamia gets a job in the castle kitchen, hoping to get out into life. But the reality turns out to be harsh, and the girl manages to hate the world of magic, falling into the maelstrom of the conflict between Crohn and an ancient sorcerer named Cormac the Black, who has no equal in magical art. By chance, becoming the only one who can help Kron, she makes a deal with him, not suspecting that the price paid for helping the magician may be too high.