Blair is an indulged beauty from a wealthy family of mages; Cassandra is a talented sorceress raised by her grandmother. Each of them has different reasons for entering the Academy: one wants to find out what happened to her parents, the other wants to prove to her mother that she is capable of a lot. Despite their differences and mutual dislike, the girls will have to unite to figure out what’s happening in Philorium. Why are teachers disappearing? And what is the greedy director plotting?