Laela Redguard is a half - breed Northerner raised in the South. Left homeless after the death of her foster father, Laela sets out in search of a place in the world and chooses to go to the North - a land now ruled by the infamous Arenadd Taranis ii and his partner, the unpredictable dark griffin Skandar.<br/>It is a place where Southerners are not welcome, a place in which Laela cannot hope to survive for long.<br/>But then someone comes into Laela's life. A new friend. A dangerous friend. A friend who offers a place in the world - but that place may come at a higher price than anyone suspected...<br/>