With a past too terrible to speak of, and a bleak, lonely future ahead of her, Aerin Renning is shocked to find she has earned a place at the most exclusive school in the universe.
Continuing the story of Avir, Karka, Esh and Mayim who, having faced the dangers of the kingdom of Air, now find themselves crossing a dry and desolate country: the fertile and luxuriant kingdom of Earth is succumbing to the drought caused by the Enemy, which may even be waiting for the young Seekers right in the capital, Oldstone.
