Although flattered by Head Mistress Aristotle's confidence in her academic ability, Sophia finds it "pointless" for her, a human, to be moved into Advanced Magic. Complaints from witchy students as Sophia enters her new class do nothing to ease apprehension. As weeks progress, Sophia and gal-pal Divina Holbrook become as close as sisters. This empowerment makes them completely indifferent to their outcast status. Divina helps Sophia with studies and daily life in Desta, Calista. Sophia schools her friend in the importance of honoring and accepting oneself. Enchanted as their lives had become romance is still on the menu. A surprise invitation from Asher Griffiths and Harris Harlo to accompany them to the annual Battleage thrill the girls. Too bad the spirited human still has her heart set on Saban Chariot, the most powerful wizard of their age. Forever wishing for a simple, peaceful life, Sophia again finds herself the target of bitter teen-aged rivals. She is no match for their magical taunts. And if that were not menacing enough, some mysterious entity wants her dead. Our hero survived abusers when she lived in the human realm. Although forgotten, she battled and somehow vanquished demons while in a deathly, dream-like state. Can she make it through this? Supernatural abilities continue to develop, making it increasingly difficult for Sophia to explain them away. Questions of who she is- where she came from continue to haunt. If she knew who she really was, would it protect her from dangerous adversaries? Is Sophia's denial of her true power going to be her ultimate destruction?