The Academy, hidden from the outside world in Shaenbalu, has resisted magic for centuries. After all, magic is dangerous: what heals can also harm, and the power that helps one person can destroy another. Of the numerous students of the Academy, only the most experienced and determined become avatars - hunters of magical artifacts that must be protected from misuse. Growing up in Shaenbalu, young orphan Annev de Bret desperately dreams of becoming such a master avatar. However, he has a hard time - he is not like everyone else, and if they find out about this at the Academy, his life will not be worth a penny. Raised by a wise mentor who denies that magic only brings evil, Annev faces a difficult choice: either learn to betray and kill in order to fulfill his cherished dream, or forget about it, remaining faithful to his friends and himself, or finally find out who he really is... The first book in the “Silent Gods” series. For the first time in Russian!