First day of a new term after Christmas break and for Sev, it is meant to be just like any other.

Sleep has been restless. His thoughts… even more so.

What should be familiar feels subtly altered. The air lighter, the castle different. Something just beneath the surface shifting in a way he cannot quite explain.

And then… he sees her.
Miss Liv Frostmark.
The new music teacher. In an instant, the world he knows feels unsteady.