After fifteen years of imprisonment and loneliness, a stubborn girl with fiery hair rudely arrives at Soran Silveri. He cannot deny her shelter, but he can resist her requests to teach her magic. If his suspicions about her turn out to be true, such magic as she may possess will lead to disaster. Nilla survived the first part of the mission on Roseward Island: she convinced the disgraced magician to leave her. Now, if she finds his hidden book of spells, she can return home and save Dad. Everything should be simple. But as danger creeps closer on Roseward Island, a situation that once seemed simple becomes more and more complicated every day. Will Soran be able to drive away the woman who has given his life new meaning? Will Nilla betray the one who opened her eyes to possibilities she didn't know about?