Hospitable Zion, like the rainy season, was left behind, and Colin and Skakhet continued their journey. Ahead lies Ivokaris with its Magic Academy and the prospect of a quiet, well-fed life. But not everything is so simple. On the way, new deadly difficulties arise in the form of the Order of the Gray Hand, in whose casemates many people perished. The sergeant will have to involuntarily meet his leader, Montar Shaas, and only the One knows how their meeting will end.