Vanessa has been wearing a secret for most of her life, but she doesn't know it. Just before her eleventh birthday her parents finally tell her the truth: Vanessa was adopted, and her favourite necklace came from her real father who lives far away. Feeling betrayed by her parents' secrecy, she leaves her village in search of her father armed only with courage, determination, and her special necklace. As she faces dangers she has never imagined, a kind man named King Aric helps her through his animal servants: the Doves and the Tigrés. Finding her father is only the beginning of the story. Together, Vanessa and her father learn to defend King Aric's country. But danger is lurking in the shadows and growing stronger by the day. War is imminent, and Vanessa has been asked to go on another dangerous journey. Will she be brave enough to face her fears when King Aric and her family need her most?