About the book: 2022 / Book 1. The second part is called “The Deal with the Rector.” You should stay away from archmages. It didn’t seem difficult to me, because there are only a few of them left three for the entire continent. But one accident - and now Lord Renard Armaid occupies the post of rector of the State Magic Academy, the spirit of Spring treacherously binds us with its mark, and in the meantime, something inexplicable begins to happen in the academy itself. What secrets does the ancient educational institution hide? What is the king looking for within our walls? And why do I increasingly come across the seemingly indifferent rector, catching not ice in his eyes, but a hungry, uncontrollable flame? I have to learn terrible secrets, while keeping my own.