Acorna has strange dreams of a gentle folk who mind speak by touching horns. With her "Uncle" Calum, one of the three grizzled asteroid propestors who resued, protected, and raised her, she sets off to find her people. No sooner does she leave than a mysterious craft appears, piloted by the Linyaari, a gentle race with telepahtic powers. The Linyaari are roaming the galaxy, spreading the alarm about the deadly Khleev and searching for a beloved little girl they had given up for lost long ago ...