A couple of lesser demons play a game of Shell with a very special grimoire. Darmin wants the book of Hestate but Monika inherited it. With this book she can destroy Lord Ky'debaul and take his castle and his throne. Monika fears her Aunt Grecha is mortified by her failing the rite of passage with a binding cloth her cousin has switch on her. She leaves home in search of someone else who is willing to teach her how to use magic. As time passes, Monika learns her Aunt has passed away and has left her estate behind to Monika's care. The most important part of this estate is the secret magic book of Hestate, a book that has been handed down through the ages and left in the care of one of who will protect the book from being misused. This is the next book in the Orgarlan Saga...