What do graduates of a military academy dream of? Future battle mages and defenders? Service in elite units and incredible adventures. And they certainly don’t want, by order of the emperor, to be sent to a boring archive. But for Celesta, this is a chance—and she won’t let it slip. Even if she has to cast a shadow on the rector, test former classmates with a truth potion, and slightly disrupt the plans of her future superiors. After all, if you became a human, managed to escape the alchemists, got a diploma as a mage-defender, and didn’t get caught, then you can definitely survive one very displeased dragon. And the adventures will find that fast little imp on their own.