It's been a few months since the incident at Sandbar's coronation. The VCs have been living in Equus along with Gallus' sister Gilda and Pharynx's siblings Thorax and Ocellus. Most of them have been fitting in among the Equus children very well, and couldn't be happier. But Tempest is still having trouble, to the point where her magic is the only thing keeping her looking like a normal teenager fitting in at Equus. Sandbar and Gallus remain a happy couple, but Sandbar's new duties and the upcoming Royal Cotillion keep them both busy, and their relationship has come to have some added tension.

For now, everything seems fine. But there has to be a breaking point eventually, and when it does occur, will Tempest find her home lies in Equus with her friends, or in the first home she ever knew, where a dangerous new enemy lies in wait? And will Sandbar and Gallus still be in love by the end of it?