Duke Vedris goes to inspect his possessions - and four students, along with their mentors, go with him. They soon arrive in the third year of drought in the Golden Ridge Valley, where forest fires, strangely enough, do not rage, for Yarrun the Fire Tamer lives here. And the Tenth Caravan of Idaram Traders happened to be passing through here, and they really want to buy her latest product from Daja. They want it so much that they are ready to make a deal with Trengshi. Meanwhile, Yarrun loses control over the fire element...