Kufa is sent to assess the abilities of the House of Angel's heir, whose lack of mana calls her lineage into question — but Merida is nothing like Kufa expected her to be.

Melida sees green when Rosetti seeks Kufa as her lover to ward off an arranged marriage. Rosetti's father claims Kufa bears an uncanny resemblance to a boy in the past.

Suspicion falls on Kufa as the attacks continue. To clear his name, Melida teams up with an unlikely ally, but their findings are far more gruesome than they dared imagine.

Kufa confides his past to Melida. Now armed with forbidden knowledge, Melida must decide her next move, especially where Rossetti is concerned.

Mule and Salacha join forces with Melida and Elise for the exam. But the two cousins don't realize their friends are hiding something from them.

Melida doesn't answer to the prejudiced nobles who have put her on trial. She will show the world once and for all that she is the rightful heir of the House of Angel.