From the beginning of the twenty-first century to the end of the nineteenth century. Yes, that’s enough, but is it only from here to there? Since when did Novgorod become Holmgrad, and even the capital? What about magic? Was it really in use in our enlightened nineteenth century? Questions, questions... And the interest of the Special Office for a snack... Calm... This word, it seems, is completely absent from the dictionary of a former officer, no less a former detective and almost a real prince Vitaly Rodionovich Staritsky. A respected director of a serious educational institution, a breeder and a titled nobleman... Fate generously gifts him with adventures and does not at all want to admit that all kinds of adventures are simply not befitting a person of his status. But maybe, having gotten rid of the burden of responsibilities that certainly accompany the achieved position, Vitaly Rodionovich will be able to take a break from the unenviable role of Rock's plaything?