Elyon is unknowingly Phobos's sister and the true heir to the throne of Meridian. Vathek overhears Phobos and Cedric's plans to capture her and hurries to tell Caleb. He ends up running for his life when Cedric comes to stop him. Vathek and Blunk escape to Earth with Cedric and a Larvek hot on their heels. Vathek relates the news to Caleb, who tells the Guardians. They go after Elyon to keep her safe from Cedric's clutches. They have to stop Larvek from eating Vathek. Elyon slips off in a bad mood after her new boyfriend dumps her. She heads back to her place of comfort: Cedric's bookshop.

It's parents' night at the school, and Hay Lin is very excited, but not Elyon. She feels that Cedric is the only one who understands her, not her friends, and especially not her family. When Elyon does family tree research for school, her parents do not have any pictures of her other relatives. Elyon thinks that it is because they do not care about her. Cedric reveals to Elyon that her parents are beasts, and that she is the Princess of Meridian. Elyon is confused but goes to Meridian, her original home.