When Novia found herself in a swamp, her memories gone, she thought herself alone. Yet after finding an injured Leaver in the mud beside her, she brings them both to the village of the Seep-a place where she discovers her family, friends, and those who want nothing more than to kill Leavers and all who associate with them.From the murk of the swamp to the sanctuary in the mangroves, Novia learns more than she could ever imagine about the dragons that roam the Seep, herself, and the truth of the Leavers.After she takes those of her people who wish it to escape the marshes, to fly on the backs of dragons to another reality-the Beyond-where the Leavers become changed, Novia fights against her rescuers, who have darker purposes than they initially claimed, to find hope for her people once and for all.