Ruan was never meant to attend the kingdom's most prestigious academy.

His brother was.

When Darragh is awarded a coveted scholarship to train among the realm's greatest warriors, it is everything their family has worked towards. On the eve of his departure, tragedy strikes and Ruan makes a desperate choice. He takes his brother's name, his place, and his future, disappearing into an academy where the children of rival kingdoms learn to defend their minds against those who would control them.

Within its ancient walls, secrets are guarded as fiercely as lives. Every student has something to hide and Ruan learns how easily memory can be manipulated, truth can be rewritten, and identity can become another weapon.
But someone is searching for him.

And if they discover who Ruan really is, the academy's promise of safety won't save him.