Kajiya's been destined to lead her tribe since birth, and she can hardly wait. There's just one little problem. She's a girl.Still recovering from her latest encounter with the spiedes, Kajiya and her friends set out for Royalin to warn the Grand Assembly about Turten's plot. Their travels are anything but uneventful as they encounter the Palinda tribe, a stranger who is far more than he seems, and a presence that none of them can explain-or deny. All the while, whispers of a rebellion rise from beneath the surface of Mysterium. But Kajiya carries forward regardless, determined to put an end to Turten's deceptions, and save her people, once and for all.