Liway lives in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. Her grandmother is one of the main leaders of the Lumad, a group of indigenous tribes. She fights to preserve her tribe's territory. Liway adores her grandmother, but also sees that she has many concerns.
Lenny lives more than ten thousand kilometers away, in the United Kingdom. Lenny and Liway meet for the first time when Lenny is on the island with her parents during summer break to support Liway's school. Lenny's grandmother passed away not long ago, and Lenny really enjoys talking to Liway's grandmother.
But one day something happens that no one was expecting, least of all Lenny....