In the cold world of Golkya, the strangest and most terrible tales come to life one after another. Irrepressible passionaries have shaken the long-established order and trampled law and customs. Will something good come out of this, or are all the changes for the worse? While the wise are arguing about the need and price of progress, hunters are spending the winter, Nava Romig from the Secret City would do well to solve his personal problems and return home alive.