The story begins five years after Shargon’s death. Mandana and Horn the Sparrow live in Razian’s cottage. Horn is a citizen of Urtaj City. Most of Mandana’s friends are now married. Kianick has left for faraway lands. Although Mandana is now a national hero, she still believes that Razian is alive. She lives her life in pain and misery. She has no interest in festivities and interacting with others. Mandana thinks that Shargon, or evil as a whole, has not been destroyed completely. She feels its presence in wizardry society and in her heart as well. Meanwhile, is a parallel narrative, we find out that Shargon is still alive. He lives inside Kianick, through a dark magical invention of his, called the Black Spear. Kianick returns to Parsua Prairie and tries to get close to Mandana. He attempts to kill her several times, but the school’s masters and a group we come to know as Niazan, save her life. Gradually the romantic relationship between Mandana and Kianick rekindles. Each time Mandana refuses to complain against Kianick and decides to act against eliminating him. She knows that Kianick’s attempts on her life are not deliberately his own decisions, but due to a force within him and unwanted will. Moreover, Mandana is in touch with Razian in her dreams and through her mind. When Razian is tortured by Shargon, Mandana too feels the pain. There are many relationships between Horn and other students and other characters from China and Ireland also enter the narrative. At the end, during the celebrations of Nowrooz (Persian New Year), Kianick unwillingly tries to kill Banafsheh. She is saved as a result of Mandana’s and an Irish doctor’s vigilance. Kianick, bothered by his inner slavery by Shargon, decides to kill himself. At the end of this book, everything ends in a limbo. Is Kianick really dead?

The story begins five years after Shargon’s death. Mandana and Horn the Sparrow live in Razian’s cottage. Horn is a citizen of Urtaj City. Most of Mandana’s friends are now married. Kianick has left for faraway lands. Although Mandana is now a national hero, she still believes that Razian is alive. She lives her life in pain and misery. She has no interest in festivities and interacting with others. Mandana thinks that Shargon, or evil as a whole, has not been destroyed completely. She feels its presence in wizardry society and in her heart as well. Meanwhile, is a parallel narrative, we find out that Shargon is still alive. He lives inside Kianick, through a dark magical invention of his, called the Black Spear. Kianick returns to Parsua Prairie and tries to get close to Mandana. He attempts to kill her several times, but the school’s masters and a group we come to know as Niazan, save her life. Gradually the romantic relationship between Mandana and Kianick rekindles. Each time Mandana refuses to complain against Kianick and decides to act against eliminating him. She knows that Kianick’s attempts on her life are not deliberately his own decisions, but due to a force within him and unwanted will. Moreover, Mandana is in touch with Razian in her dreams and through her mind. When Razian is tortured by Shargon, Mandana too feels the pain. There are many relationships between Horn and other students and other characters from China and Ireland also enter the narrative. At the end, during the celebrations of Nowrooz (Persian New Year), Kianick unwillingly tries to kill Banafsheh. She is saved as a result of Mandana’s and an Irish doctor’s vigilance. Kianick, bothered by his inner slavery by Shargon, decides to kill himself. At the end of this book, everything ends in a limbo. Is Kianick really dead?