Countering the Hands of Crime

Containing low level monsters for Monster Containment ought to be easy enough. But Rarkin's doing it handicapped by the struggle to let down walls he's had up with most people, for self preservation, for 17 years.

That would be hard enough with people he's been studying with for two years. But a new classmate is joining his team. Ilara is surprisingly capable for a 'new student, ' particularly with magic. Rarkin suspects Ilara has secrets of her own. But he's barely begun to gauge her capaci...