Rowan loves living in the Dark Forest with her grandfather, where she's learning to be a wildsmith – a person who can heal and speak to animals. But she worries about her father, who remains in the city while the war with the Estrians rages on.

So when her father arrives in the Dark Forest, Rowan is delighted. But he has only come to deliver an orphaned pegasus who is being hunted by the Estrians.

Soon, danger comes closer than ever, threatening Rowan and her family. Who can Rowan trust? And with her family divided and the war ongoing, where does Rowan belong now?