"While it's good to be returning to the Academy as a second-class cadet, things are not as they should be. Evie witnesses the vicious attack of an innocent woman--by a trio of princesses. Pennyroyal's Headmistress General, Princess Beatrice, is dubious about what Evie claims to have seen--princesses are defenders of the realm, not thugs, but Evie isn't sure. Then, amidst piles of adoring letters, she finds an ominous threat. A secret society has come out of the shadows with a wicked plan, putting the Academy in peril"--Dust jacket.