Soledad and Lucy are best friend, but they aren't the same. Lucy is loud and social; Soli is quiet and solitary. Lucy is outgoing and brave, but Soli prefers quiet and safety. Lucy is active, driving their lives, and Soli lets her be. Light follows Lucy, but Soli - Soli keeps to the shadows. Now Lucy is locked in a faerie dungeon with only the company of Kheelan, a faerie revolutionary. She can't take action. The argument that made Soli wish her there...

For as long as they can remember, Soli and Lucy have been coming to Willow Forest. They are warned to stay out of the woods, told that it's a faerieground where anything can happen. They never listen. It's dark, magical, beautiful place, and they love the solitude and beauty of the forest. Their friendship grew strong there, sheltered by the ancient trees. As little girls, they played there; now as young women, they dream and talk there But when Lucy...

This combination of four previously published works, edited to form a single narrative, follows best friends Lucy and Soledad's adventures in Faerieground where they discover the dark secret of the Queen, and confront their own identities.

The Crows offer Faerie princess Soli a choice between saving her lifelong friend Lucy or her mother, but treachery is present whatever she chooses.

Lucy and the old queen are sick and dying, and Kheelan and Caro take them to the Ladybirds in hopes of a cure, while Soli remains at the castle to deal with the Crows, but the Faerieground still has many secrets and there is treachery nearby.

As Lucy, Kheelan, and the united Faerie march to war against the Crows, Soli discovers who has been smuggling Kheelan's messages to her, and learns Caro's secret--and Lucy's mother returns to the Faerieground.

Lucy is sick, and Caro the betrayer has taken her and flown away--and it is up to Soli to track them down and find a cure for her best friend's illness.