Kaci is terrified of boys. They constantly stare at her, she can practically feel their eyes boring into her. She can’t hear their whispers, but she knows what they’re saying. How homely she is, how gaunt and gainly she is. But one day, when her mother drags her to Berryton for Merchant’s Day, she finds a solution to her problem. A mysterious woman’s magical powder, that allows her to see magical lights, that let her avoid the boys! But slowly, things begin to… change