He woke up and sat up abruptly in bed. How dark! Where is he? My heart was pounding in my chest, a cold lump curled in my stomach. “Esperanza” is Spanish for “hope.” That was the name of the ship on which the Captain sailed. It was a long time ago, even before he met Khalidon. The captain and Khalidon are completely different, but they are friends. And when a friend is not around, when you don’t know what’s wrong with him, you wake up from bad dreams. And ready to go into a night full of dangers. Maybe the only thing that will show you the right path is hope.