"Love will unexpectedly come" and turn life in Black Polyana upside down. Can Puss in Boots and the beautiful water maiden be together? “It’s a stupid question. Of course not,” will answer someone who doesn’t remember how strongly and powerfully the sprout of first love takes root in our hearts. For Chernushkinskaya Bereginya, it’s as if the Charter was not written. Maya strives with all her might to be close to the Guardian, violating all the rules and laws of balance between Reality and Navy. Will this not quarrel between Vladyka Donnoy and the Izhevsk family? Will evil forces and random crooks take advantage of this moment? You, dear reader, will learn all this and much more from this story. On the pages of the book you will meet again the hard-working spirits of the estate, the flirtatious Bianca, and the mysterious Baba Yaga. And, of course, there’s no way this could happen without Lyoshka and Nikita. "The Guardian of the Black Glade" is a continuation of the fairy tale "The Guardian of the Black Glade", which became the winner in the special category "LiveLib Readers' Choice" of the "Electronic Letter" Literary Award in 2019.