The planet of Rhyn is home to the wickets, peaceful creatures whose creativity and spiritual connection with nature more than make up for their lack of technological savvy. But despair grows in Rhyn as a sickness of the soul takes root in the wicket youth. The source of the darkness? The thraknid, malevolent alien creatures who manipulate their prey and feed upon their pain and suffering. ...but the thraknid are not the only alien visitors to Rhyn. Following interdimensional travel and a rough landing, two otherworldly beings who don't know who they are or where they came from strike up an unexpected friendship with the young wicket Leela. This meeting begins a journey toward Leela's inner transformation and the confrontation with a traumatic wound she doesn't yet understand, a journey that may be Rhyn's only hope for healing spiritually and surviving the thraknid invasion.