Agavaen wakes after a night of drinking and petty crime to discover that her companions have disappeared with all the loot — and left her blamed for the loss. Her magical amulet, the last physical connection to a homeland she barely understands, was taken too. She is not human; humans fear and despise her, which makes the thieves who just robbed her the closest thing she had to allies. She goes after them. Along the way she encounters enough of human behavior to learn something about their motivations and their morals — lessons that eventually shape one of two paths home.