Lord Aroc rules the world, giving the gift of immortality only to his Citizens, but a change is at hand, signaled by the dancing of the Northern Lights. Now, a young woman's choice to plant a small seed will determine world dominion. That young woman is Vareka, a Citizen working for Lord Aroc as Watcher for the villagers of Eryahsa. Such villagers live apart from the City, and are ultimately absorbed to feed the City's energy. As heavy solar flares...