Probably everyone knows the saying “It’s not the goal that’s important, but the path you take to get there.” And sooner or later everyone understands the true meaning of these words. Our hero, a doctor named Kel, will only have to do this. Arriving in the port trading city of Rauth with the aim of going on an expedition in search of the golden temple - the tomb of the first magicians-liberators who once saved people from the oppression of the elves, on the very first day he meets the wandering artist Jill and persuades her to go to what seemed to be , a fairly safe and very profitable journey. She agrees, even though the only evidence of the temple's existence is a book written by an unknown author. “Why not? After all, you only have to spend three days on the journey!” The heroes go on the road together. But everything turns out to be not as simple as we would like (and is it really different?).