Care Gar is a paraplegic on earth, but her body is dying. Her dreams take her to the planet Hust, where she is a protection warrior for the city of Gara. Dagger fights at her side, and is her chosen companion. Love among the warriors is forbidden, but sex is encouraged. Care and Dagger always strive to win each other's attention for the night. When High Chancellor Jordan offers Care a place on the council, she is honored. Dagger will become her personal guard, and they will have a chance for a real relationship. Care gets far more than she bargained for when Jordan tells her that he wants their relationship to be far more personal. Care soon discovers that the council members each hold one of five elemental powers. Her element is fire, and the high chancellors' elements can be combined through sex. When Care is asked to combine her element with High Chancellor Mont's to save Gara's crops, she is reluctant to agree.