"A QUEST NEARS ITS END! Theo and Mia grow consumed by their search for a magician able to teaching the winged girl how to control her dangerous powers. At last, a merchant from Karatope gives them a clue that leads to their next destination: Holpe! On the way, the friends make a stop in the small village of Chikari, where a baker insists they stay the night. In this stranger's warm home, Theo finally opens up about his sorrowful past..."--Back cover.