As a guild bartender, I can deal with almost anything - mages, wizards, witches, and sometimes demons. But show me anything family-related and I'll run away. And it doesn't have to involve my family. So I don't know why I thought spending the holidays with Aaron's parents was a good idea. Meeting his famous parents is already a scary thing, but I have bigger problems. Students at his family's academy were injured, and no one saw the attackers. Unexplained footprints have appeared in the forest, and within the academy itself there are rumors of forbidden alchemy... and Ezra has been acting strangely since our arrival. Something deadly is brewing in the shadows of Sinclair Academy, and we must not hesitate to uncover the truth. Whatever the risk, we will protect the students. And Aaron's parents, I guess. If necessary.