Kandide, soon to be crowned Queen of Calabiyau, is cast out to the Mists after her wing is crushed in an accident; but Tara and Teren, Kandide's sister and brother, set out to find their sister before a deadly force destroys them and Calabiyau.
Quotes from children stating how they would like the world to be, from "If your bathing suit wouldn't fall off in the pool" to "If people never had to say goodbye.".