**An Academy fan fiction based on C.L. Stone's Ghost Bird and Scarab Beetle series. On the run from a group dead set on the destruction of magic, the Toma and Blackbourne teams are forced into hiding. Helaine is still haunted by the shadows of her past and trying to heal wounds of the mind, body, and soul. With the help of fifteen boys, all with troubles of their own, she faces memories of what once was, the pain of what is, and the daunting hope of what life can be-- if she only dares to reach for it. **Started posting: April 25, 2023