Loner Saara Corvi seeks something the A'mara can't give her, though she's not quite sure what that is... but it certainly isn't the affection of Andrian Ramsley. In turn, Lidzi Landry dreams of Andrian while her sister Atani admires Ryonis Niyat. But with the vague threat posed by the rumors of Neví, there is little time to think about romance. Then Saara meets mysterious Viper, who offers her the training the A'mara haven't. Who is he really, and does it matter?