Fantastic story from the series "In the depths of the Great Crystal" . According to the cruel and unjust rules in force in the state, Cornelius Glas should be executed. In anticipation of the execution of the monstrous sentence, he meets the guys from the prison boarding school, who tell him an old tale about the legendary land where you can escape from trouble... Realizing that this is not fiction, Cornelius decides to run away, taking with him new friends. From Peter, the abbot of the ancient Temple, he learns the legend of the great Guardians of the eternal Laws of the Universe, teachers and protectors of the whole world. Faith, devotion, hope, and courage lead to them; love, responsibility, fearlessness, and selflessness lead from themto help those who remain..