The world is changing and Kolina Steelscale must learn how to bend with it, or risk breaking her chance of a stronger future.

Kolina Steelscale dedicated her life to the Queen of Draconia and her people, serving as a guardian of the hidden archipelago and as a member of the queen's personal Honor Guard.

The king of an enemy tribe is dead and the two Draconians who had been his prisoners are still missing.

One of the missing Draconians is Kolina's pregnant daughter, while the other is the queen's long-lost ambassador.

The queen charges Kolina with finding out what happened in the mountain lair of the dead king and bringing her subjects home safely.

Kolina travels to Blue Creek, grudgingly, to seek out Odson Blackridge to tell her where the mountain lair is.

While awaiting his return, she spends time with Blue Creek's wolf pack matron, Barbara Wolfe who instigates a slight detour...