So, our brilliant young alchemist thought she could bury her secrets, move continents, and start afresh at a prestigious alchemical university, hmm? Unfortunately, grit and determination cannot stop the institution's immortal Magistra from being murdered, nor can it keep at bay the relentless investigator who realises that the only evidence points to the dark past she left across the ocean. But the most painful blow is the toxic former mentor who returns to drag her back under his influence… unless she can change the way this history will be told.