The second book from the world of the Shrouded Lands, where talented people are still born among mediocre people. Iviri is an empath in a pit of other people's emotions. The consciousness of an animal, a bird and a person is open to Iviri, just as someone else's pain is open. But the more dangerous people are, the more pain they have. Trapped in the castle, the Varrocans hated the impostor. The wounded magician will become her only friend and the girl will face a choice: rule the country or choose love and freedom. Meanwhile, the prophecies are coming true, and the Dead Earth is growing...