After my parents died, my grandfather raised me. He raised me rather freely—not like a girl from a noble, even if impoverished, family, which didn’t bother me at all, only pleased me. Unfortunately, when my grandfather also left me, I had to return to my parents’ homeland under the guardianship of distant and far from pleasant relatives. But everything isn’t as bad as it might seem. I cherish the hope of entering a prestigious magical academy and finally becoming independent—fully and completely on my own.