Plot Summary:The death of Edmond, one of the Keepers of Belovodye, destroys an ancient spell and an unknown evil is set loose. Vigus learns the secret that Claudius and Stephania have been keeping for six hundred years. Zerkalshchik begins to prepare to being set free. The Keepers feel threatened from all sides and decide to change the course of events. Kirill flees and finds himself in a winter forest where he nearly dies of cold. Meanwhile Maks is in a hurry to get to the airport to fly to his pregnant wife. Aurel has kidnapped Sasha and Artur and travels to the Altai Mountains to find Arzhan. The friends manage to warn Raisa and Lika about it. Sasha and Artur find a strange note. Kirill finally learns what the wizards of Belovodye want from him.