When leaving, the father warned Clarissa: “Be afraid of black carriages and people with lifeless eyes!” Fortunately, she remembered his words well, it saved her life. Now there is a journey of escape ahead, where there are dangers and powerful enemies at every step. Soon Clarissa will know much more than her father about black carriages, empty-eyed people and the magic of the necrolight... What can save the fragile little girl who finds herself in the center of a tangle of intrigue, a secret struggle for power and dark passions? Who will she become after she overcomes her fear?..