Magic is a crime in Amitra and for those born with it they are sentenced to life in spires dotted across the country. For Rori, it's the only life she's ever known. She's talented, excels at her studies, and is considered on track to becoming the next Grand Arcanist. Things take a turn for the worse when her best, and only, friend is scheduled to be executed. Her actions send her down a path of uncovering secrets far darker than anyone could have ever imagined.