Nirok’s terrible past haunts him, and the Pure Ones are looking for him everywhere. Nirok dreams of going to Hoole Island, where noble and wise owls live, but the way there is closed to him. Will the Night Guardians want to accept the son of Kludd and Nira, the worst enemies of everything that is dear to the inhabitants of the Great Tree? Nirok has one last hope, the reflection of which he saw in the flames of his father’s funeral pyre. In search of his destiny, he directs his wings to a harsh, lawless land, where all the outcasts and outcasts find refuge, where the reflections of a fierce flame illuminate the endless desert expanses. Nirok's path leads to the land of Far, Far Away.