Bri can grow roses on stone—but will she be able to survive in the academy of magic? “Naturalists” are originally second-rate, and if your nickname is “Mouse,” you’ve crossed paths with the best necromancer student—and you even lied that you slept with the rector. Don’t expect kindness. The student turns out to be your temporary mentor, and the head of the academy… Things with the rector are complicated. But that’s small compared to what must happen during the Royal Games. Evil is tired of wearing a mask and is ready to throw it off.