For years the citizens of Lunaria have shared their sacred natural resource - water - with the industrious inhabitants of the Shadowlands in exchange for advanced technology. That is, until the Prince of Lunaria decides such high-tech wonders are obsolete, and cuts the water supply. War looms, battle lines are blurred, and Veronica, daughter of the Prince, shares forbidden love with Rolland, heir to the Shadowlands. Meanwhile, a conspiracy brews as the manipulative and nefarious Lagado is determined to conquer Lunaria. But what is the mysterious Tree of Life trying to reveal, and can it steer the people back to the ancient path of happiness and peace and away from destruction?