Lorngelds are people with a special talent - magic. However, if you do not learn it, it drives the owner crazy, and in madness he can cause a lot of destruction. In the state of Kayt, the Lorngelds are declared “outlaw” by the church, and therefore no one teaches them. The madness of magic has become an everyday occurrence, and those infected by it are subjected to the ritual of “absolution of sins,” which is essentially an execution. The current king of Kayta does not agree with the position of the church and is trying to convince the curia to cancel the “absolution of sins.” His second idea is the marriage of Princess Ataya with Felgin, the son of Osfonin, king of the state of Reika, where the Lorngelds live and study without experiencing oppression. But the princess, to put it mildly, is not eager to marry the Reik prince, who is also a damned Lorngeld...