Young Vint is bursting with life. So much so the world around him ripples with energy. His parents and carers have convinced him he's mad, repression and drugs being their sole remedies. He becomes a willing prisoner of a grey world, stripped of friends, colour, movement and music for fear they'll spark an attack... Only when he escapes with Tara, a talented young girl who goes out of her way to meet him, does he realise his so-called madness may be a gift and that he can hone and develop without fearing a catastrophe. All would be well, were it not for his carers and their allies in the military who seek to get him back and exploit his abilities.