Katy Fairchild was brought to the small village of Wilshire at the tender age of nine to live with her distant relations, the Banes family. Brought up as a companion to their daughter, Eliza, Katy has lived a life according to her low rank and limited opportunities, and without complaint. But a freak storm, a handsome stranger, and a powerful connection changes everything, and it thrusts Katy into a world she never knew. But with adversaries she never knew she had looking to ruin her chances, Katy will have a fight on her hands. But is she prepared for it?