Count Tastemara with his children Yeva and Leonard leave the castle to accompany William to the court of the elders in the ancient city of Yefasa. Winter is approaching, and travelers face not only bad weather, but also ferocious creatures that live in the forests of the North. At the same time, Will notices how his loved ones are moving away from him one by one: Count Philip becomes unusually cold, and Yeva increasingly cannot hold back her tears. Then William realizes that there is some secret behind the trial, which no one will tell him about until the very last day...