Every year, the boy changes his country, his school, and even his name. Now he and his family are in Spain, where the locals call him Mateo.
His classmate’s father dies under mysterious circumstances. While helping his new friend Ricky sort through the books in the deceased man’s office, Mateo discovers a magic vial — one that shows him the past, including the moment of Ricky’s father’s death. Ricky has the right to know, but Mateo… runs away.
His life suddenly seems brighter: a new school, lessons in magic, mysterious stories, the struggle for the Cup of Light. Yet one question haunts Mateo: why didn’t he tell Ricky the truth? Perhaps then Ricky wouldn’t be hiding… and everything could have turned out otherwise, for the better — for both of them.