Nefarioun is finally settling into the "e;functional adult"e; life she once thought impossible...or so she tells herself. Between a draconian office job and a home life that includes a literal genie and a teenage former child soldier, the definition of "e;normal"e; is stretching to its breaking point.The stakes here shift from the battlefield to the classroom as the dreaded entrance exams for Xanthic Cross High School loom. While Nefarioun spirals into a "e;mom-friend"e; existential crisis, worrying if her ward, Pico, is academically prepared, Pico herself seems more interested in patrolling the neighborhood for "e;rats"e; than hitting the books.