About the book: 2012 / In the kingdom of Rufia, from time immemorial, the son of a knight becomes a knight, and the son of a magician becomes a magician. But all roads are open to bastards. The illegitimate son of the knight Bere Berenson chose the path of a magician for himself, but his father’s genes did their job - Bere preferred the troublesome and dangerous craft of a battle magician for hire to office vigils and scientific work.