Black Clouds Over Orchis

Kareltje is determined never to care about anyone. That is the only way he can make it far in magic. That is the first lesson Melas, his teacher, taught him: to do magic you need a cold, unfeeling heart that only wants power. And Kareltje is crazy about magic. After a while he can even improve Melas's formulas. One day Melleke shows up. She also wants to learn magic. It is not long before Kareltje and she try out all the new tricks on each other. But why did Melas know Melleke's mother? And what does he have against Dagobert, her grandfather? Kareltje finds it increasingly difficult to stick to Melas's first lesson...