Away from the comfort of her parent's house in the suburbs of Stellenbosch, Eleanor finds herself stranded in a world that is not hers. A world where people throw kindness away for survival, where guards patrol the city with swords and hard faces, a world where castles loom over you like a dark shadow. Eleanor's only hope of getting back home is a magical matchstick. Her last one. If she gets it wrong this time, there is no return for her. For now she has to face the battles of this world on her own, that is until she meets a boy who seems to carry hope around as if it is born within him. A boy who believes that Eleanor can save their broken kingdom.