The story of a girl who discovers magical abilities in herself in the midst of people’s universal hatred of witches and sorcerers. Forced to flee her home, she goes through a difficult path to develop her magical abilities. Having been influenced by dark forces, she realizes too late that magic has already irrevocably changed her. A midquel to the book "Tales of the Old Dwarf", revealing the importance of a seemingly fleeting character and revealing new facts about already familiar heroes.