Dreilin and Chanter grew up like everyone else, but when they are told they have been different all along, they become the leaders of their village. When they discover that their government has dark secrets, they feel they owe it to their friends, family, and town to change the way their government rules. When the electric barrier to the wild forest falls, they must condense their plans that would take years to take hours. Can they do this, and who will they become as people in this?