For a private detective, even in the Russian outback there is always interesting work. Especially if a very rich and very mysterious person approached him with a request to find some mysterious ancient artifact. But a task that at first glance seems not very difficult and promises a good salary, can in fact turn out to be a very difficult test. The usual reality will disappear, a strange spatial anomaly will open the entrance to a new fantasy world, where the lands inhabited by people resemble a fortress, surrounded on all sides, where dark magic is commonplace and there is a war between clans of werewolves, and the key to unraveling everything that is happening is a mysterious magician. a minstrel with an incredible gift of the Word. Full text, final version