What happens when a powerful witch gets fed up with power struggles and moves to a small town to live like everyone else?
Zeifiran used to be the stuff of legends. These days, she prefers fresh pastries and bickering with her cat.
Now she is Miss Fawlsley, an unassuming university assistant. It is a lovely arrangement. The sun shines, the food is excellent, and her admirers are manageable-with or without a little magic.
Then her dean falls into a coma, a necromancer starts demanding answers, and an Inquisitor needs her help. The Empire is in danger, though no one will explain why.
As if that were not enough, a dangerously determined highlander with demon blood has taken an interest in her.
She could disappear again. She knows how.
But that would mean leaving the mystery unsolved.
And Zeifiran has always had a weakness for curiosity.