Mere longs to be like the rest of her family-a dragon rider. It never made a difference until her best friend became a rider and now has no time for Mere, a mere mortal.
After one too many arguments with her former best friend, Mere goes to Grandma Duskya who provides her with tea and a journal which tells an old story.
Young Duskya has just been chosen as a dragon rider. Her and her brother discover life in the colony isn't everything they...