When sixteen-year-old Kyra, a potions master, tries to save her kingdom by murdering the princess, who is also her best friend, the poisoned dart misses its mark and Kyra becomes a fugitive, pursued by the King's army and her ex-boyfriend Hal.
In an effort to protect her kingdom the only way she knows how, potions master Kyra attempts to assassinate the king with a poison dart. When her dart misses, Kyra becomes a fugitive and must find another way to get a second chance to kill the king without sacrificing her own life.
