The Red Mage, master of the arcane, is dead. Accidentally knocked from a balcony by his apprentice who fell out trying to save him. Nicole, who was visiting the young man who was courting her is now the new red mage by some fluke of magic. Unfortunately she doesn't know anything about real magic.

The Red mage specialized in summoning and talismans rather than highly destructive magic, why have you come to the Ruby Citadel?