Scarel Dragonsbone, is a freelance demon hunter who takes on a new job as the bodyguard of Colleen Blanchet, a young orphan with a powerful destiny. Colleen is set to become the next member of the Sorcerer Council, an organization that oversees the affairs of everything supernatural in the world. As Scarel protects Colleen from numerous attempts on her life by demons and assassins, summoned by other council members with mysterious political motives, he uncovers a larger conspiracy that threatens not only Colleen's life but the balance of power in the supernatural world.