The citadel is growing. Representatives of different races flock to it. But not everyone is eager to bow to her power, and even within the Worg pack, contradictions flare up. Lothaire does not like it when his authority is undermined and order is disrupted in the Citadel circles against his orders. To deal with this, the half-beast has to go to a place where no one will voluntarily go, where a difficult choice awaits him...