Silas Beckham kills monsters for coin on Dolan's streets. When a mysterious Bird of Hermes interrupts him mid-contract, he discovers he's the last heir to a powerful magical estate - one that comes with massive debt, dangerous artifacts, and a skeletal butler named Bonereghard who keeps suggesting tax fraud as a solution. Now Silas must navigate noble society, compete in monster-taming tournaments for gold, and uncover why every other Beckham died under mysterious circumstances. His solution to managing the estate's lethal residents? Throw his grandfather's magical artifacts into a summoning circle and hope for the best. The good news: It works, granting him a mythic wolf cub with the potential to become a legend. The bad news: Whatever killed his family is still watching. At least monster hunting taught him one useful lesson - sometimes survival means breaking all the rules.