Don't look down, or you're doomed to fall. Messing Academy's student teacher program is a treacherous cliff. None before me managed to scale it, but they made one mistake I vowed to avoid. Going it alone. A social earthquake left friendships frayed, and pledge bonds strained. I can't fix them with otherworldly beings calling in favors. Or a determined spider shifter working to unravel our safety net. I'll have to trust my friends to shore things up while keeping them in the dark about my efforts. A magic contract means I'll lose my talent if I talk, so I can't ask for or give help. Can I survive this climb, or am I one toehold away from a tumble?