A dangerous journey with Countess Emilia Crapton, a fit of obsession, a battle for Patala, adventures in the Final Reach, a battle with a high-level demon, who would have thought that all this is a prologue to a truly big game. Vague fears and suspicions have become reality, and now Lex has to, while hiding from persecution, find out what goals the secret organization is pursuing. His difficult path lies to the capital of the empire, Ade. But it’s not just the young alchemist who faces severe trials. Countess Creipton, by chance (and because of her ineradicable thirst for adventure), was also drawn into the mysterious affairs of behind-the-scenes intriguers. And it may be much more difficult for her, as an unprepared person, to cope with the disasters that have befallen her.