A small village in the province is attacked by evil spirits. A guest of the local tavern, nicknamed Leopard, destroys the attacking creatures. It turns out that he is a knight of a magical order who professionally fights evil spirits. The knight stayed in the village on purpose, waiting for a breakthrough, the manifestation of which he could feel in advance.    The attitude towards the order is ambiguous. At the state level, the existence of magic and evil spirits is denied. People believe that knights themselves bring trouble.    Having eliminated the breakthrough, Bars leaves the village and heads to the order’s castle. The goal is several weeks away. In one of the towns along the way, a knight is arrested, mistaking him for a robber. The charge is quickly dropped, but Bars is kidnapped right in the courthouse and taken to an unknown direction. The knight manages to escape, but all the perpetrators of the kidnapping are dead, and there is no one to find out about the customers. Contacting an adherent of the order in the nearest city, Bars initiates an investigation.       In parallel, the action takes place in the royal palace. Young princess Alina, a bookish and romantic girl, falls in love with a guardsman. Wanting to ensure his victory in the tournament, she intrigues by redrawing the tournament grid. The guardsman finds out about this. His honor is hurt. After an unpleasant scene, the guard leaves, leaving Alina upset...