The young falconer, Alduin, finds a man lying unconscious in the emmer fields. Alduin brings him to Falcon Hall where -- to his shock and disbelief -- Master Calborth identifies him. He is Alduin's father. And he hasn't aged since his mysterious disappearance before Alduin was born. The falconer sets out on a quest to discover the truth about his father's history. A perilous journey leads him to a mythical island where legend has it that falconers and falcons find immortality.