A thief's life usually dangles like the thread of a cut purse.

But these thieves are different.

Cutthroats? Yes. Lockpickers? You bet. Rob from the rich and give to the poor? Eh…sometimes. These guys and girls would sell their grandmas for the right price. And then they'd steal her back.

Rick was a normal teenager, but now he's their latest recruit. With the empire's best bounty hunter on his ass, he has little choice. But he isn't in it to steal wallets.

Rick possesses a single, unauthorised magic spell, and these guys are the only ones who can teach him how to level it. Thus begins his new life, where his survival depends on the speed of his dagger and how quickly he can pick a lock.