While searching for the Spirit Stone, Wynne Hygeort is torn between two men who hate each other - her protector, the vampire Cheyne Andrascho, and the elf Osha, who has tender feelings for her. A chain of strange incidents leads them to a remote fortress built among dark rocks on the shores of Viten. The young Duke living there undergoes some strange changes - just like the people and livestock in the nearby villages. Wynne has no idea what awaits her in this fortress - an old enemy who dreams of nothing other than her death. At the same time, the dhampir Magier, Lisil and Malets continue their desperate search for the Air Stone, they are still accompanied by the master assassin Brotan and exiled elf Wayfarer. Pursued by a team of assassins, they board the first available ship and find themselves at the mercy of the sadistic captain. Even if they manage to survive this journey, a trap awaits them at the end of the journey that is beyond anything they could have imagined.