Emilie, a student at the Academy of Setrall, has returned to her home town at the end of term, to find all that she knew has changed. She is now the target of unknown factions who are intent on her capture. It isn't a hero who comes to her aid, and she finds herself in dangerous territory with a killer. This leads to events that she is totally unprepared for. In the company of her captor, she is again pursued across the Five Kingdoms as, step by step, the true enormity of her situation becomes clearer. The people and creatures that she meets along her path can either help or hinder her, but who is she to trust? And what is the part her mother has to play in this? Emilie's story is, by stages, thrilling, chilling, and darkly twisted as she grows in maturity and capability. The fast paced narrative deals adeptly with her realisation of her own potential and the dangers of placing too much trust in others. But, Emilie has resources she is not yet aware of, and friends come in many guises.