Celah was the first female born to her family in over 520 years. Her ancestors' involvement in the assassination of a king in 1342 brought a curse upon the family that prevented any female births for twenty-four generations. However, this curse became the hope of survival for an alien race. So began an outrageous project of desperation spanning four generations and requiring the assistance of Celah and her son, Aerwyn. But trouble appeared on the scene when an outcast band of shape shifters decided to intervene and claim the aliens' planet for their own nomadic race. Can they be stopped? Will Celah and Aerwyn accept the challenge to help the aliens?