Covens are governed by different ideologies and are seen as enemies on the outside. Yet few people know that representatives of different covens rarely interact. They do compete, however. And even fewer people know that there is no greater ideological divide and more fierce competition than those found within the walls of the Academy of the Vanguard Coven. An accidental encounter witnessed by a newly appointed worker of the Vanguard Academy helps an unruly student understand the true nature of her institution. However, he himself is in for a surprise as the academy does not function as he would expect, or rather how it should.