More than half a century has passed since she buried her husband. The pain subsided, there was a slight sadness. I am saved by work at the academy and state affairs. I rejoice, looking at Nikita and Talia. They made good rulers. I am grateful to my grandson, which allows me to do public work and in general, he began to take care of me as if I were his sister, and sometimes his daughter.

- Ba, maybe you will accept Maxim's offer and will also teach in Mariysk. Both academies have already drawn up a rough schedule for you so that you have time to conduct classes here and there. And then you will bring up good teachers there.

“Is it so that I don’t get bored at all?”

- This is so that sadness finally leaves you. She's eating you up from the inside.

She just nodded at those words.

- Well, I will accept Maxim's offer, I will work in two academies. I'll ask Zhenya to help me manage the swallow.

− You can have your personal pilot. In general, you will have protection.

"I just want to remember how to operate it myself," I said with a smile.

- Okay. And there, if you want, you can live in Mariysk.

- It will be visible.

Nikita was more than ever right to work for two academies, it was not only exciting, but also took up all his free time. I was also thinking of doing a student exchange. But then I decided why, in fact, I already work in two academies. For two graduations from the capital's academy in Mariysk, she was able to pick up several sensible teachers in potions. And now she helped them in their development.

It was important for me that the guys loved this subject and understood it well. Could make a lot of different potions. And also so that they could make out what kind of potions the students slipped them this time. Of course, this is the preparation of all kinds of antidotes. In Mariysk, in the first year, she agreed and organized field practice for her students along with future combat magicians. My students learn to distinguish, collect and harvest grass in nature. And future battle mages make sure that the nerds remain alive at the same time. Protecting them from bandits and wild animals. At the same time, I am preparing teachers in Runit.

- Nadezhda, - Maxim rejoiced at me - I'm glad that you finally looked at us. And then everything is in the academy, yes in the academy. We're bored!

Hug a relative.

- How are you here?

- I had two more daughters, they are very similar to someone.

− Really?! - She said with a smile - And how many babies?

- One is five years old, the other is seven. Let's go, I'll introduce you, otherwise you can talk about you as much as you can, but without showing it live. And then someone made money.

The girls are really very similar to me, it's even a little alarming. Although why, in fact, I'm nervous. They are my descendants.

− What are your plans for the future? Maxim asked when we settled down in the tea room with him and his son Roma.

- While I'm teaching, I'll train a few more teachers. By and large, apart from teaching and government affairs, I don’t know what else to do. I will not create an instant transfer artifact yet, although from time to time I continue to study information about such a possibility.

"Why are you so sure that you won't succeed?" asked Maxim's son, Roman.

“They told me about it directly, in the temple. Because all such artifacts were destroyed by the Gods. People used them for evil.

- Nadezhda, do you like what you are doing now? Maxim asked seriously.

“Yes,” she said with a slight smile, “there is no time for sadness. With children, I feel alive again. Can't say carefree. Because something behind them needs an eye, yes an eye. But I definitely enjoy teaching Potions. I'm still thinking about traveling. I was invited to Apalma, Teria and Demid finally had their first child.

“We were also invited,” Maxim said with a smile. - Demid is so happy that he arranges a ball in honor of this. In general, I am pleased with the last centuries, peace and no squabbles.

“The main thing is not to relax yourself,” she said with a smile. - And then I don’t have field practice, then the boys from the combat faculty have to protect my nerds from bandits. Moreover, the situation is the same here, in Runit. I can not understand where they come from and what is wrong with them. There is work, no one raised taxes for a very long time. What's wrong?

- Easy money has always tempted some people, - said Roma. - Do you report to the department when you meet bandits?

- Of course, but these sorties did not become safer.

My communication crystal began to crackle.

− Oh, hello! - Nikita said happily and immediately becoming serious turned to me - Ba, we have big problems. The damned one escaped from the dungeon.

- Who helped him?

“I don't know, everyone in the building is dead. Even if he was released, he killed them.

“Well, down with boredom,” I said with a smile. Now no one will be bored. And then we all relaxed. Do you have tempered blades, folks?

− Yes. Now I will order everyone to arm themselves. Do you think he can attack us?

- We'll find out soon. But I think he'll try to put his bones back together.

− Why? Roman was surprised.

- This is logical, - his father told him - He is a dark magician and will be able to be reborn in his body and will be much stronger. It's good that the bones are kept in different empires.

− Uh-huh. Nikit, you also tell the military about hardened swords.

- Already, he said, as soon as he learned about the incident. You be careful.

“Order that the shackles be prepared for him again and that the protections in his prison be renewed. I will fly home now. And you need to warn Demid and the dragons.

Well, the quiet days are over. Now this magician will not give us a quiet life. And thanks to Amen, I don't risk flying to Draconian. I tried once. Flew without warning. After all, he did not take an oath from me. Nikita contacted me when I crossed the border and his appearance alone was enough for me to come back. After that, I was a little offended by my husband. It also frustrated me that we couldn't revoke that vow. And now we may find ourselves in a very difficult situation. While flying, I contacted Darina and Vlad.

“Mom, we already know.

- I'm not talking about that. Can't Saan enter this chapel either?

“Hmm, we didn’t check,” Vlad said. “I'll fly down, show him and ask him to check it out.

At home, she immediately went to the place of the prison of the damned, now he is simply called a dark magician, or a very strong dark magician. Looking at the building, I had the feeling that it was also drained. Actually, there was magic in him, and he drank it.

“It is very difficult to create a place completely shielded from magic. And there is only one on this planet,” the words were like a whisper. So painfully familiar. How long have I not heard from him.

Closing her eyes, she thanked me for the tip. It remains only to somehow deliver this magician there. And before that, he needs to be caught again. I immediately contacted the head of the secret guard, Tyrone Narishar, his deputy, right hand and future successor, Eric Tir, answered.

“Greetings, Your Majesty, what is your question?”

- Are you kidding me like that?

- There are no memes. The boss is busy.

- Did you find the mage?

− Looking for. You are probably already near his prison. Be careful out there, it's a dangerous place right now.

- Eric, don't be an idiot, - Tyrone snapped at him and took away the communication crystal - are you with the guards? Okay, we're following him over the corpses for now. He kills almost everyone he meets on his way, and he immediately visited his bones.

- Did he take them?

− Yes.

− Where are you?

- Where they were stored. Everyone is dead here, panic in the capital. The emperor ordered everyone to stay at home and not stick their nose out into the street.

I went into the swallow and gave the coordinates for the flight. This inconspicuous building on the outskirts of the capital was fortified no worse than the royal treasury. And it stressed me out. He drank any magic and any materials after that simply crumbled from a strong impact.

“If he revives, we will all die. It's good that it's fast, - I said to the secret police instead of a greeting.

- Yes, you are the very optimism, - said Tyrone.

I try to be realistic about what is happening. Do you have swords with you?

− Yes.

- I'll try to find it. And he can respond to my magic. I hope you at least a little insure, I would not want to die today.

Closing his eyes, sending search spells, generously flavoring his magic and spraying it for many kilometers around. I was even able to feel him and understand that he felt me.

- Here's the bastard, he felt my magic, he ran even faster.

- Where to? - a question from two men at once.

- Mariysk.

She grabbed the communication crystal and immediately contacted Maxim.

"Thank you," he said curtly and ended the conversation.

- I fly to them.

- And the shackles? - Zhenya asked, leaving the swallow - I barely managed to get to you. I have prepared new shackles and a mobile prison for him. But I need help packing it up.

“Someone special or any man will do?”

- Not cowardly.

- Let's fly, we'll figure it out on the spot.

Tyrone and Eric stayed behind in Runit to deal with the aftermath of the escape. Thanks to the fact that Nikita warned Maxim, all the military managed to take hardened swords about the escape of the damned in Mariysk, and when Zhenya and I arrived, there was no joke slaughter. It's good that everyone here knew me and Evgeny well. And Zhenya was respected as a brilliant inventor. Zhenya did not go into battle, but began to lay out a box that looked like a coffin. The dark magician howled and began to attack the military more violently.

- Is there anything to help you? she asked the man.

“These are shackles to restrain him. These are special gloves to take it not with bare hands and then he will not drink you. Made ten pairs. These are special ropes, like a lasso for horses. They will be able to bind and restrain him, we will have time to shackle him.

Several soldiers approached Eugene and took the ropes and began to unwind them and try to tie the magician. He growled and fought them off. But they were like living vines and grabbed him by the arms and legs. Other soldiers, wearing gloves to the shoulder and securing special aprons, began to grab him, while others in the same protective attire put shackles on him.

When he was able to shackle, he spoke. This happened for the first time ever:

“I’ll still get out and destroy you Terina!”

− What is Terina? one of the soldiers asked.

"She's Terina," the dark magician said, still fluttering—the key, in your opinion. And the key to my long life. I will drink you slowly sweet terina, you have a lot of delicious energy. You will have time to recover, and I will drink you again.

- This is unlikely, - said Zhenya and with a banal blow to the head sent him into an unconscious state. Why are we standing with our ears open? Help bind him. These are only the first shackles, three more need to be put on. And then close in the sarcophagus. I propose to make the next prison for him, no matter where in a deserted place or on any outskirts, otherwise this bastard killed so many people.

While he was being shackled, I contacted my grandson, he should decide where to keep the dark magician.

“There is one place, in neutral territory.

- By chance, not where the battles took place?

“Not far from there,” Nikita said with a smile. “I was already thinking about a new prison for him, and the soldiers found a suitable place. This is a cave with a mineral from which anti-magic shackles are made. Even more precisely, it is a collapsed mine. Already on the way to the cave, all magicians become ill. I think there will be a good place to imprison him. It only takes time to fortify the cave itself. Only it will not be so fast, everything needs to be done manually without the use of magic. The masters are already ready and will fly there now. How long can the sarcophagus contain him?