The capital fell. Дарклинг governs Равкой. Responsibility for the fate of country lies down on the shoulders of the broken exorcist of a Sun, disgraced hunter and pitiful bits and pieces once to the great magic army. Bitter taste of defeat and painful ideas about the joyless future sharpen their forces, but Алина believes in the best - her spirit is supported by the searches of elusive fire-bird and hope, that a prince-exile living.