For a long time now there has been a protracted war between earthlings and another race, which, for lack of a better word, was called elves. No one understands the reasons for the war, but it is impossible to establish contact: any elf, if threatened with being captured, immediately dies of his own free will. But one day the impossible happens: one of the enemies surrenders. He must make peace according to the laws of his people, and these laws say: each side must choose one victim from its ranks. The last victim of the war.