When 15-year-old Tassatina was adopted by Princess ‎Niari, she expected her life to be different. She had fine ‎clothes and an education, she was waited on and treated ‎like royalty. She was even awarded her own title of ‎nobility; Baroness Tassatina. It was all wonderful dream. ‎But now, it's become a nightmare.‎Tassi has been accused of trying to assassinate the ‎Queen of Nebreth and condemned to death without ‎even a trial. At the same time, rumours surface that Niari ‎and Carlitha may have put her up to it so they can seize ‎the throne. And, of course, many people distrust ‎sorceresses on principle.‎Niari breaks Tassi out of prison before the sentence ‎of death can be carried out, and now Tassi, Niari and ‎Carlitha are all on the run, trying to avoid their brother ‎the King and his soldiers until such time as they can ‎prove their innocence. So, why are they living as beggars ‎on the streets of Nebreth City, right under their brother's ‎nose?‎