What can a retired commander count on when he decides to return to the search and rescue space fleet of the Earth after fourteen years of absence? Daria Severova is lucky: she unexpectedly receives command of the Pilgrim, the first barquentine of the St. Bernard series. But something is wrong with this wonderful starship. Why was it built in the shipyards of a planet lost in deep space in secrecy? Why is he not included in the earthly division, and no one knows to whom he reports? What secrets are hidden by the crew members who are wary and hardly communicate with each other outside of duty? And why does the very first simple task of finding a patrol boat lost in space lead the Barquentine into a deadly trap from which there is no way out? In order to save the Barquentine and its crew, fulfill the command’s task and their rescue mission, the heroes of the novel will have to resist the magic of the cruel White priest, his army and a mysterious Voice that can subdue anyone who hears it.