Continuation of the adventures of Ilar of Istar! A reluctant black magician, and now an envoy of the emperor himself, Ilar is investigating the mysterious murders of sorcerers in the Tower of Shelohom. The young magician still does not handle spells very skillfully, and therefore inspires others with awe of his incomprehensible power. Many women are trying to get an appointment with him, but Ilar misses his wife left in the capital, who is already expecting a child, and therefore stubbornly resists temptation. And everything would have been fine if whimsical fate had not thrown him new challenges...