Whyt has been raised in luxury but craved two things, flight and getting her hands dirty. Her status as a half-swan keeps her from the first, and her mother keeps her from the second. She tries to escape both situations and, as a result, finds life as a test pilot and mechanic.

Styvin Arguat has met Whyt before. He thought she was a shy little ninny. When she breaks out of her family's home with his help and heads to the research base, he guesses that there may be more to her than even she knows.