When Meeral left her small village to go to Pactyl, she wanted to escape her mother's scandalous past and find work. She tried to be anonymous and fit in, but that only worked until war came. Meeral found herself at odds with the defenders of Pactyl because her magical skill of enhancing was more powerful than their army. She learned that she could not escape her mother's past, but she could make a place for herself and find love.