David Stroud, demighost, is now a licensed magician. Freed of the criminal management facility, he decides to continue pursuing his education, and especially his apprenticeship in potions.
A professor with animosity towards all non-humans, however, is bound and determined to force David out of the Academy. Will David manage to survive the teacher's constant badgering?
And if that wasn't bad enough, a strange amulet turns up in the mail. What in the world is this all about? Will he ever figure out the secret?