Nikolai is cursed, and the damn witch hunters have his only cure. He's not the only one who's been attacked - entire Magi families have gone missing. Desperate to regain the antidote for his affliction and find the others, he must learn new spells and enlist dangerous allies. But when it becomes clear the witch hunters have a powerful Magi on their side, he's not sure who to trust. At least it's an excuse to start learning demonology. Hellhounds can track, right?