Following Adam Cooper, a different kind of Air Sprite than what is considered "normal", he finds out all about what makes a Colony work - as well as what makes it fall apart. With the arrival of the Vesper family, the Colony is shaken to its foundations. The Vespers struggle to make ends meet in the tiny town of Grandbridge, Colorado with Adam trying to help out. This leads to drastic measures by the Colony to try to keep the "outsiders" out.