"It's never a dull moment around Northshield University. On top of classes and dealing with life at a military college, Northshield is home to the most powerful crossing of ley lines I've ever seen. So crazy things happen here all the time. And when they do, it's usually my job to set them right. I'm Ryan, and I can see - and use - magic. Some days I love it. Other days I wish I could un-see some of the things I've Seen with my talents. This is a story about one of those days somewhere in between. Someone was siphoning magical energy from the leys, you see. And I got help from an unexpected quarter when I went to check it out..."