From a young age, Cary Simms knew that she wasn't like the other boys her age. While she still wasn't sure the hows or whys, she was starting to think that it was more than just that she was a sorcerer. However, most sorcerers don't have familiars like Cary did. And when the students at her sorcerer school, Thorbjorg Prep, notice Cinnamon for the first time, everyone starts looking at Cary like she was a witch.

When a mysterious ring goes missing at the school, everyone started looking at Cary as the culprit. Even Cary's friends started turning on her, leaving her alone, surrounded by the rumors about her. Divination class only made things worse when everyone found out that she was keeping secrets, perhaps even from herself.