The Cradle, long a peaceful place, has been plunged into chaos. Ivet, their Ruler, is dead, and the young Heir has disappeared. Lhiyrra, hailing himself as the true Heir, sits on the throne and wages war against the remnant of the old Royal Fleet. Humans, blamed for the emergence of a deadly disease, are caught in the middle. However, life goes on for the native civilians of the Cradle, despite the raging military conflict. Avian Liari and her equina friend Vartaz struggle to get by in Valiant's capitol city of Roirse. Vartaz, preoccupied with keeping Liari and xerself safe, wants nothing to do with distant battles. But to Liari, nothing is more important than challenging the villain that uprooted their lives.

And she will stop at nothing to fight any way she can.