What does a shattered family, a lost love, and the infinite worlds of the past and future all have in common? Everything. Fireside, an old monk relates his lives as plants, animals, and humans to grief-stricken Sevati. It all starts innocently enough-at least the stories are a distraction. Honestly, she's done nothing but worry about Harisena ever since he vanished. And with the loss of her mother, her only brother, and poor Hari on her mind, Sevati looks for a way to be reunited.
Guided by a familiar dog, a queen bee, and a blue-footed booby, she sets off to rescue Harisena on Mt. Nath-Amar amidst a war against the same barbarians who killed her brother. To find her loved ones, Sevati will have to listen to her friends, resurrect her harmonic components, piece together her archaic remnants, and fight for what she believes in. Again.