Is it possible to be an adept of the dark Forces and remain fair and noble? And vice versa - to command the Forces of Light and insidiously lure a black magician into a deadly trap just because he is indifferent to your feminine charms? Is it possible, having overcome many obstacles, primarily in oneself, and having found your love, to suddenly abandon it, dooming your beloved to suffering with the best intentions? It turns out that it is possible. The warlock Vallentyne experienced all this himself, starting his thorny path to goodness and love with cruel revenge on the king...