Octavia lives in a world of biased separation of powers. A world of cast down people who simply don't make the cut. Octavia is one of them. Learning that society will not accept you is a big deal especially when your whole life is laid in front of you. So she keeps her powers hidden. Lies are told and Octavia is living a life she shouldn't have and doesn't want either. She must find a way to escape the palace before the queen or the twin princes figure out what she is.