Yasen - Mikhail Razgonov - returns to Russia and dreams of a quiet life and the quiet joy of creativity. However, the novel he writes is too important for both the Involved and their enemies. An unexpected turn is planned in the history of the eternal confrontation. Never before have the mysterious emissaries of the Third Force shown themselves so openly - they are also the Initiates. Where did the changeling agent Elf go, was he an Initiate? How did another Initiate, David Marevich, end up at the mysterious point of singularity? Why is the intrepid superspy Grave so scared? Finding answers to these questions is not only difficult, but also deadly.