Could Milgyn think that on the day of her initiation she would gain the rarest fire gift? A privilege granted only to gifted families—where Milgyn’s clan is not included. The future shimmers with bright colors: instead of boring days— a new life and adventures. Only at the Academy things aren’t so rosy either—the gift doesn’t respond, her studies are hanging by a thread, and the curator dies under strange circumstances, the investigation of which brings Milgyn even closer to understanding that all coincidences aren’t accidents.