A noble on the border of Sardice is awakened to the powers of magic deep within herself. Her parents like most nobility in Sardice wished to send her to the cloysters of Astra of the loom, the Goddess of household crafts where all noble young maidens go before they take their coming out balls and eventual marriages. But when Ardessa Niev Kerith is chosen by one of the legendary Shaylonnadrou, a creature of magic they know what must be donE. Those chosen by the Shaylonnadrou are gifted with extraordinary magics. For it was long ago when the kingdom was in deep trouble the Shaylonnadrou arrived and began bonding with very gifted mages. These mages would go throughout the kingdom wherever they were needed to defend it from enemies. Some were so powerful that they became Dethentia, court mages who protected the royals themselves. There were three mages who became royalty by the powers of their gifts. When she arrives in Thale, the capitol its clear that she will become one of those three. Utterly confused by all that has transpired Lady Ardessa Niev Kerith Loronte of barony Mordelle only wants to be a mage and help her kingdom. With the help of friends and her Shaylonnadrou she discovers at path no one could have guessed.