A young man with the soul of an old man from another world, titular councilor Ignat Dormidontovich Silaev, might have dreamed of the quiet life of a provincial vidocq, but neither his character nor his type of activity provide for this. And the not-so-good reputation of a hunter of werewolves, maniacs and dragons from crowned families attracts too much outside attention. So Ignat cannot avoid close acquaintance with the powers that be, and this can become a problem. And it’s all because of his talent for getting into trouble, as well as obstinacy, excessive for a nominal native of free-thinking Novgorod.