This should not have happened, but it happened: the boy lord saw a baby dragon doomed to death while still in the egg. He could not stand it and helped the baby to be born. Before anyone had time to intervene, the Impression occurred, and with it, the social foundations of Pern were shaken. The Lord must live in the Hold, the Winged One must live in his Weyr. Jaxom turned out to be both. And together with the white Ruth - and someone else, a man who accomplished incredible feats and discoveries, standing on a par with the first people of Pern.