A war of species has been raging for years now. Many have died on all three sides: The Sky Walkers, whose wings help them escape into the sky. The Sea Dwellers, whose sleek skin and gills let them dive deep where no one can find them. The Land Masters, whose nimble fingers and fast legs allow them to make tools to get as far away from the war as they can. Alida is pregnant. This would not be so much of a problem if she wasn't seventeen, deaf, and a Sky Walker with a Sea Dweller boyfriend. Now Alida must run with her brother Taz and her lover Lincoln to a safe haven which might not be so safe after all, where they may well discover that the causes of conflict are not always what they seem to be...