As the only daughter of Selu and Milya Kraen, Rhiannon Kraen has everything she could want for—her needs are provided for, she is kept safe, and she lives with parents who love her. Yet as an adult, she becomes lonely as her friends move on with their lives. Seeking adventure, she ventures out beyond the sanctity of the Yanibar refuge in 17 ABY and meets a humble farmer, Kavlis Burke. Rhiannon finds herself strangely drawn to the Outsider, but her parents do not approve. Still, she persists in seeing him, though she is not entirely sure why…could it be love?