Over a hundred years ago, the pannari fled their homeland and sought asylum overseas among the race of humans. But the merger of two cultures is no easy thing, and tensions mount as the calamities that caused the pannari hegira begin again on their new continent. Caught in the middle of the growing unrest, a man wants only to study pannari magic and culture. A young woman tries to live in peace and move past her own personal tragedies. Two pannari leaders pray for guidance that may never come from a silent goddess. And a storm continues to grow.