Xada didn't ask to be born into a life of imprisonment and he certainly didn't ask to become the key to leading the other prisoners back to their lives of freedom, but that's the way his crazy life has gone. His days are spent learning from the former high school history teacher, Ejerin, and every night is spent listening to the other prisoners reminisce about the freedom Xada has never had. Under the rule of the Vultures, Xada has never seen the outside of the Clearfox Library - that is - until his co-prisoner, the lovely Julieta, discovers an escape route and urges Xada to come out of his shell. Together, Xada and Julieta uncover evil rituals performed by the Vultures, including the consumption of human remains, and decide it is up to them to make sure they don't experience such a fate. Just when things are looking bright for the seventeen-year-old, he finds out he has more in common with the Vultures than he ever imagined. Still, the inmates of the library and now those in other holding cells, are looking at him to give them the lives they once cherished back. Will he press on with his commitment or turn to a life of darkness? Only time will tell.