Fleeing from enemies and driven by the will of the goddess, Rico the Ash leaves his native peninsula. But civilized and peaceful lands are fraught with many dangers for a young magician who has ventured onto the continent for the first time in his life. The path to the Middle Principality is long and thorny. However, perhaps it is there that he will find what he needs: knowledge, friends, love. Or is all this just another step on his path?