Three years have passed and Faye must return to Austin Academy to continue her education - her application to graduate has been denied! Her journey back to the Academy reveals shocking information about the identity of her mother and her own mysterious heritage, but leaves the girl asking yet more questions. Powerless to find answers, Faye turns to her only option for early graduation, and freedom to chase not only the Eblems but her mothers murky past - the discovery of the whereabouts of the Sceptre of Almanaic. Through diligent research and perseverence, she follows the footsteps of the ancient Kings. Can she discover the Sceptre's location and win her Seekership from the Academy? Will the Scholars there allow a sixteen year old to go off Seeking alone in the lands of Pendalin or use any means to stop her?