Misty interrupted his thoughts with a question: "Do you ever imagine you are the captain of that ship, Cirrus?" She looked at the storm-battered ship on her own ring. "You're in the midst of a terrible storm. Every mast and spar groaning under the strain of the fierce wind and the hull threatening to break up. You're wondering if it's possible to survive, to reach a safe harbor." She looked out over the ocean from their perch in the crow's nest. "Then just when you've given up, you look off the starboard bow, and through the rain, you catch sight of a bird flying in the storm. A flash of hope. And suddenly you know that if that bird can make it, so can you."

Five years later, Cirrus Storm, son of the fearsome pirate Ebenezer, is lost in the darkness of his own inner turmoil. When he joins Captain Azariah on his quest to escort the kingdom's prince and princess to safety, will Cirrus also begin his own journey to find the hope he so desperately needs?