Using the power of dragons, Astrea rules the sky. Targa Tik is among its best warriors, risking her life every time she flies.
When there’s a death in the ranks, Targa is promoted to lead the East Winds. With this opportunity, she’s determined to reform the dragonrider project while recruiting competent young women, mentoring them into a new generation of riders. To accomplish this, she must confront a massively corrupt recruitment system, one where bribery, not skill, determines outcomes.
Those in power don’t like being challenged. If Targa is to survive her own initiatives, she’ll need someone to watch her back, and her new recruits may just have more promise than she’d ever expected.