Since childhood, Liliath amazed icon painters with her extraordinary skills: she easily summoned the most powerful angels, and they always listened to her requests. Over the years, the girl’s strength only grew; in her native Istar, great deeds were expected of her. But a sudden epidemic and an invasion of monster beasts forced Liliath to flee to a neighboring kingdom. She took refuge in the sarcophagus of St. Margaret and fell into a magical sleep for more than a century. Generations passed, new rulers ascended the throne, but Liliat remained the same - and one day she woke up from her sleep just as young and beautiful. Now the girl needs to return to her native land at all costs, because only she knows the cause of the mysterious epidemic and can revive the once prosperous kingdom. But is this her true goal? Four young people become unwitting participants in a dangerous journey: Simeon, a medical student, Henri, the cardinal’s secretary, Agnes, the queen’s future musketeer, and Dorothea, an iconographer and expert in angelic magic. They are strangely connected to each other, but they don't know why. The answers to all their questions will be found in the depopulated lands of Istara...