Fear tells her to stop. Yet courage tells her not to as the world needs her. Liliya's stories and the changes they make for her listeners do not go unnoticed by the forces of that world. The Wind-the ancient Devourer-of-Stories-attacks her village, intending to steal the stories she carries. Knowing she must protect the stories, she follows the only advice she is given: to discover her own story. Her light-colored hair, a trait found exclusively among people of the north, is her only clue to her past. Will she listen to fear or courage?