As California's Department of Thaumaturgy battles a deepening drought, a mysterious force limits the flow of magic in downtown Sacramento.
Tasked to find an answer, Purvis Klemp-Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Thaumaturge General of the State of California-must entertain all manner of crackpot theories.
When the latest crackpot offers the most outlandish theory of all, Purvis must struggle to keep his cool… and to keep his job.