Book One: Twelve-year-old Midnight lost her father in a disaster. So she ran away, hoping to escape her worries and guilt as well. But when two people take her to a secret academy where she realizes that she has powers that her parents never taught her. She learns that having this power gets herself into danger. She also befriends another dragonet at the academy who has struggled to start out new. But when it comes to choosing between a friend who is always willing to help or her own life, what choice will Midnight make?