Serving time for a crime you didn't commit is one thing, but being branded for life crosses the line. The Sins of the Mother bill has everyone panicked. Arlanna and her cellmates know that they are running out of time. They need to escape, or they will be forced to have their skin seared with the details of their parents' crimes, and their magic will be gone forever. Arlanna never understood the reason she's been kept away from...