This is the story of a beggar/pick-pocket turned noble turned magic apprentice turned vampire. In a world where people constantly wear different masks, hiding the true nature and put on a play to get what they want, one boy is determined to out-act them all. This is not a story in which the protagonist causes lots of misunderstandings to crop up, but a story in which the protagonist tries his best to create "deliberate" understandings to further his cause.