Strange days are dawning at the Secret Refuge. The children are changing. They see it in their faces, their bodies, their emotions. They also see it in their peculiar powers that are shifting. Weakening, disappearing, or growing stronger. At the same time, a mysterious new student brings with her a real romantic storm. New relationships, breakups, betrayals, unspoken secrets, friendships being tested… The whirlwind will sweep away Markos, Roxani, Melina, Eugene, almost all the children! And suddenly everything is overturned. A great, decisive threat looms over the school and the future of every peculiar creature. There is no way out. The children must suppress fears and weaknesses and take the big step together. The lies are over. The now is here. The Trial has just begun. "Listen, Roxani!" he said decisively. "Here we have a typical love story. The girl loves the boy, the boy is in love with someone else, there is a second boy who wants the girl… That's how all novels start!" Roxani looked at her puzzled. "But there is no novel here. We are talking about us, about our lives." "And our life is like a novel. If the girl—you, that is—doesn't pursue the boy, if she doesn't make her move, then the novel will be a complete nonsense."