At all times there were people who could not live in peace. They never sit still, and searching for adventures on different parts of the body takes up the lion's share of their time. But there are those whom fate itself pushes into the whirlpool of events. At sixteen years old, Kuzma Efimov knew how to appreciate peace and comfort like few others. He has already had to endure too much, and even his enormous magical gift seems rather like a burden. But the universe has other plans for him, and the whirlpool of events carries the guy away. An assassination attempt on the heiress of a large clan, a transfer to a new college, an acquaintance with the crown princess, a war with the Turks, the appearance of an adult daughter, the secrets of the past and the shadows of the future are twisted into a tight knot, which only the strongest sorcerer of the generation, nicknamed “Warlock,” can cut.