A lifetime of triggers had catalysed Quartz' evolution - setting the adventure of his transformation and wisdom. It is not real at first but when he allowed himself to open up like a flower - gently and naturally - he realized it was there ... all along. The ugly duckling mourning stage will pass. Quartz always never knew the next chapter. Each has a mystery to solve and new ones established. This story is about acceptance and balancing of forces. This is a story of how he uncovered and used his gifts - spirit and genetic heritage - to eventually become Earth's Aegis.