After their adventures with the exiles, Trex and Sara return to their normal lives to find that the same old problems have not gone away. Trex must not only prepare for his unusual citizenship exams but must assist with his uncle’s struggle to secure a future for Trex’s young halfling cousin. Sara, in the meantime, has her future path drastically altered by the influence of her mother and other adults once more, but for good or bad, she must still decide. Once again circumstance will conspire to have their different paths intertwine, as they must journey as part of a fleet to the dangerous and untamed coast of the savage Bear Clans.