On a distant world lives a race of beings who choose their final form when they ascent into adulthood. Kaia worries that her son, Oku, will remain emotionally and physically disconnected from the rest of their species due to the circumstances of his birth. Baru leaves the village to seek answers to their past, of their star ancestors who arrived on this world so long ago. And what of the Memees? Elder Ino wonders if they truly are the mischievous sprites they appear to be or if their true purpose is larger than anyone could have imagined as tremors begin to be felt around them more frequently.