The Academy, the continent's best mage school overlooks the city of Helock, and this is where Viv is headed next to hopefully find a way to survive her own magic. The way will be fraught with danger, but with some diplomacy, and a sprinkle of murders, Viv has good odds of success. She just needs to survive pirates, slavers, kidnappers, rioters, assassins, and worst of all, plagiarism.