The village was torn to shreds. There are no evidence, only new riddles: either all the predators in the wild forest were devoured, then the hunting dogs staged a collective panic. And the investigator of the emperor was dragged to the ball, his hands do not reach the investigation. Local noble aristocrats staged a hunt for an enviable groom. But the one whose heart he longs to win belongs to another. Will the envoy of power succeed in achieving reciprocity, and at the same time uncover the conspiracies of the insidious lords?