France in 1562 is turbulent, they say that war is coming, but even on the eve of bloody upheavals, philistine life goes on as usual... Young Margarita, the daughter of a bookseller from Carcassonne, has to take care of the family and conduct business in place of her father, who suddenly lost all interest in life. One day a girl receives an anonymous letter with a mysterious official seal - there are only a few words in the message. Who can threaten her? She wants to share her anxiety with her father, but he is not ready for a frank conversation. He is oppressed by a secret that he has not yet decided to reveal to his daughter... For the first time in Russian!