An attempt was made on Baron de Segur again, this time with the help of dark witchcraft. While investigating this magical attack, he witnesses a conflict between the Count of Anjou and the Viscount de Comborne. He manages to prevent bloodshed, but Count Raymond, concerned that the warlike aristocrats will not calm down, instructs Mark to reconcile them. While settling the quarrel, he finds out that the cause of the hostility was the disappearance of the scions of these noble families, for which they tend to blame each other. Now Mark, in addition to searching for the one who hired the sorcerer who attempted to assassinate him, also needs to find the missing children.