In the war between dark and light there are no winners—everyone loses, and the victims of this war can be those who fell not only on the battlefield. After finding herself among the defeated, Lisa Mills lost not just freedom—she lost her family, her status, and her usual life. Losing her magic meant losing part of herself. In return, she received imprisonment, a criminal’s brand, and a sentence that cannot be appealed. And according to that sentence, she can get her life back only when her jailer speaks a single phrase: “I forgive you.”