In the remote country of Angle Tar, apprentice hedge- witch Vela Rue has had strange dreams all her life: mysterious and incredibly real. Then she learns that her dreams mean something more and that her government will do anything to nurture her talent. Embarking on her clandestine training, she meets the enigmatic White, who has been forced to flee his own unforgiving country to the safer realm of Angle Tar. White is seen as a prodigy - perhaps even the ultimate weapon the government have been waiting for. But the electric attraction between Rue and White may spell disaster or change everything.