The first rule for choosing a bride for the prince: the participant must be innocent. Daina has already been married and divorced. Second rule: the participant must be a sorceress. Magic has awakened in Daina—but it’s the kind of magic for which people get killed. Third rule: the participant must fall in love with the prince. But Daina is already in love—with the rector of an academy of magic, who hides his face behind a mask, fights dragons, and saves her student from pursuers. This time, the selection of brides will not go by the rules!