Ceony has been an apprentice for two years and is ready to become a real magician, so Emery sends her off to another magician's home to avoid any claims of bias. But when Saraj escapes, Ceony decides to try and find him and use some of her newfound magic skills before he can do any more harm, especially to those she cares...
Three months after saving Emery from a flesh magician named Lira, Ceony is targeted by Lira's accomplices looking for revenge and answers. Ceony will have to put all her knowledge of magic to the test and get creative in order to protect herself and those she cares...
Ceony is disappointed to find out she's being assigned to paper magic after graduating, and her mentor, Emery, is strange and eccentric. But then his heart gets stolen, and Ceony finds herself trapped inside it---literally---and getting to know him better than she ever thought she would in an attempt to get it back and save...