The path through the Old Counties in a world where werewolves and ghosts are more common than respectable passers-by is not easy and dangerous. And five must defeat him: Victor di Kray - a man who does not remember his past, Remt Surtuk - a ghost who borrowed someone else's body, Sanders Kerst - an attorney at a law office, an orphan girl Tina and her teacher Adele. The purpose of the journey is to return Tina to her father’s house, because she is of the count’s family. It's just not easy to do this. Someone really doesn’t want the poor orphan to gain the wealth and power that is due to her. And her companions turn out to be not who they say they are. One hope lies in the mysterious twilight blade, before which the forces of darkness retreat...