The second volume of the award-winning fantasy young adult trilogy! After a bumpy journey, Anna and her mother Linda reach the fairy tale realm of Negasem. During a secret meeting with the young Duke Akil Serafin in a cemetery beneath the castle, they discover the "Egg of the Soul Birds." Inside it are the souls of the warmongers between humans and the inhabitants of the fairy tale realm. Once the discovery is made public, a dispute over ownership rights ignites between the duchies. Eventually, someone steals the egg, and shortly after, Anna's mother is kidnapped. In her search, Anna must face many dangers.