Marcie is an oddity in her village, the daughter of a widower with both village and outsider blood in her veins. She cares for her drunken father, and struggles to fit in with the rest of the village. Everything changes when she comes across two dragons, a mother and her new born, and unwittingly becomes the Tamer of the baby dragon when his mother dies. This new unlikely bond completely changes her life and opens doors to her future that she would have never thought possible whilst also causing her pain and heartache.

Meet Aura, the Mage of Grimwood School of Magic. She is the head of the Wizard class, the most powerful magic user in the school. She has great friends, a wonderful boyfriend, and her future is set the way she wants it. She was on top of the world. Until she was beaten by a new First-year, not only losing her spot as head of class, but also being threaten to be kicked out of school all together. Now she must make a deal with the devil of Grimwood, the Jester Mimus, so that she can remain in school. Will she get booted out? or is she biting more then she can chew becoming a Jester?