When Cedar, a young scavenger, has his village burned to the ground, he's the sole survivor, having fled to the rainforest. There, he meets the newly-hatched Moonwatcher, left by her mother alone in the frightening rainforest. Both are in need of a family, and both find comfort and solace in one another. Rated T for language.

Why him? He was no Darkstalker. Darkstalker was the sort of dragon who haunted people's dreams. Darkstalker was the sort of dragon who would "destroy the land." Just before Winter fell asleep, a dark thought popped into his head. "Suppose I am the dragon this prophecy is talking about. Would Moon and Kinkajou have to do the same thing to me that they did to Darkstalker?"