Phia, the Halfling who once believed herself human, has survived the hand fate dealt her. No longer a prisoner of fear, she has settled into her new life with her mate, among the mountain folk of Emerall. But fate hasn't finished with Phia yet, imbue with the light of the ancients, she is trying to understand the awesome power of this incredible gift. All the while distant eyes are watching and waiting for an opportunity to use it for themselves. Freed from their death sentence, Halflings from the human world are beginning to fill a new academy intended to bridge the divide between it and...

Phia Hamlyn's problems started long before she was born, when a deadly virus decimated the Elf population of Solvia and began an inter species breeding program that would have far reaching consequences. It backfired - chosen for their compatibility, the passionate nature of Human women proved irresistible to the Elves sent to mate with them. The controlled restoration of Elf numbers turned into a population explosion of Halfling children, too many for Solvia to absorb. That's when the hunters were sent out to eradicate the problem. Raised as a Human and hidden from the Fey, the Halfling Phia...