This novel is set in an Institute created for children born with the Ingenio mutation, which makes them geniuses. It follows Dea Berytius and Anton Galanis, the head students three years running and, most importantly, enemies. When the makers of the school discovers that the headmasters counselor is exploiting the staff as well as the students, they decide to destroy the Institute. Forced together by the rest of the student body, Dea and Anton must work together, aided my their invaluble second in command, Rhen, to save the Institute of Ingenio. Will they succeed? MCs: Anton Galanis (He/Him), Dea Berytius (She/Her), Rhen Suba (They/Them) This book has multiple POVs (mainly Dea, Anton, and, later, Rhen) just thought it might be worth mentioning :)

Somewhere in the mid 1800s, a new institution has been created for a special kind of person, the kind of person exactly like childhood best friends Amahle and Figaro. They were born with a mutation called Ingenio that makes their wits well beyond their age. However, within the first week of their time at the IoI, something goes wrong. Thus begins their quest to figure out what lies in the blind side of Ingenio... Will their answers ever come out into the light? !This is a collaborative work between myself and @bookishgraywoolf ! If you enjoyed this, make sure to go ahead and read my other story, the Institute of Ingenio (a sequel set around 200 years after).