Young, impulsive, and most of all a dreamer, Calypso wants nothing more than to be rid of her weapon-master clan and become a scholar. When Ghalib Said calls to her, she refuses to acknowledge that her destiny lies with the sword. She will not be a fighter. When Master Ambrose, a scholar, turns up to study the sword she finds herself returning to University with him, the beginning of an adventure she never imagined or wanted.