Neva didn't ask for any of this.Neva wants to keep her family safe - but that hope dies when her best friend, Fia, plummets out of the sky, gravely wounded, on dragonback. "Let the dragonrider die " her mama pleads. That would be the sure way to ensure that the army stops harassing them - but Neva can't turn her back on her friend. Never mind that her family is holding Fia's father captive, and Neva is forced to use her magic in this hateful work...