Zorian, a mage of modest origins with unremarkable talent, enters his third year at Cyoria's prestigious magical academy. Driven by resentment toward his family's preference for his brothers, he pursues independence with single-minded determination, dismissing distractions and others' concerns as obstacles to his ambitions. Everything changes when death interrupts his journey to Cyoria on the eve of the summer festival. Yanked back to the month's beginning, Zorian discovers himself trapped in an inescapable temporal loop—one engineered for purposes far beyond his comprehension. Forced to decode the mystery surrounding his imprisonment, Zorian races against unknowable threats that permeate this fractured reality. In a realm where magic grants power but offers no guarantees, even those who master time's mechanics remain vulnerable to those determined to end them. Each cycle demands Zorian confront not only the temporal paradox binding him but also the dangerous forces operating in the shadows. Survival through repetition becomes his only path to freedom—if he can live long enough to learn its secrets.