pThroughout her studies, Ceony Twill has harbored a secret, one shes kept from even her mentor, Emery Thane. Shes discovered how to practice forms of magic other than her ownan ability long thought impossible./ppWhile all seems set for Ceony to complete her apprenticeship and pass her upcoming final magicians exam, life quickly becomes complicated. To avoid favoritism, Emery sends her to another paper magician for testing, a Folder who despises Emery and cares even less for his apprentice. To make matters worse, a murderous criminal from Ceonys past escapes imprisonment. Now she must track the power-hungry convict across England