Prologue
Secretkeeper rushed to the hollow where her second egg lay hidden. Moon, her first dragonet, followed, her eyes wandering in the mysterious way she had. Tonight, the moons were obscured by clouds. The egg seemed to turn a deeper black, but Secretkeeper did not notice. As the egg cracked, Secretkeeper did not hear until the dragonet let out a faint squawk. Moon held all her attention. The dragonet squawked again and Secretkeeper turned. Her younger daughter was all black, a plain dull black with no silver scales under her wings. Her clear blue eyes were odd, and to Secretkeeper odd was bad. She saw that the black dragonet was staring up at the stars, as if something was there that her mother could not see. "Stargazer," Secretkeeper decided . "I will call you Stargazer." Moon yelped from behind her, and Secretkeeper turned away again.