Augum, Bridget, and Leera need only to study new spells and help to make their legendary coach proud. However when she unexpectedly departs on an essential quest, they run afoul of a devious older witch and so are forced to make a hasty getaway-straight in to the hands of a notorious maniac referred to as the Blade of Sorrows.

Prisoners from the Edge and his sadistic apprentice, the trio need to face their greatest problem yet: get away using only a historical spell with some nasty unwanted effects. But a lot more than their lives are at stake, for an entire kingdom’s hopes rest using their mentor-and she’s heading for a deadly trap.