Ten years ago, the fairy half-breed Kerrigan Argon was secretly abandoned on the steps of Mount Draco with only one note. Her life changes completely when she is taken into the tutelage of the House of Dragons, an elite training program for gifted fairies. At seventeen, each student is chosen by one of the twelve tribes of Alandria. All are chosen except Kerrigan. And she makes a deal with the Dragon Society: convince the tribe to choose her or waive this right forever.