Ever since birth, Cloud That Darkens Day has been marked with a destiny like no other, and unfortunately not for the best... She is the litter-mate of Sun That Watches Word who, according to the current Shadowteller, shall be the next Teller Of The Shadowed Stars. Treated as an outcast, Cloud flees the Tribe Of Dark Nights and she is raised by a simple rouge. But, when tragic misfortune takes the life of someone she loves, Cloud chooses to return to the Tribe, her true home, where she soon finds her destiny may not be as dull as she thought it would be...