"e;             Help me!"e;              the girl'             s voice sobs.It'             s only a dream, Lacht tells herself.But what if it isn't?Under Wasso Lake live the Wassandra. The underwater people have abnormally long arms and fingers and aren'             t to be trusted-             at least that'             s what Stalli guide, Crispin, tells Lacht and her family as he takes them to a village on the shores of the lake.Lacht is intrigued; especially when she hears the Wassandra want help to find a missing child. Then dreams of the frightened girl begin troubling her.When they arrive at the golden lake, Lacht thinks it'             s the most beautiful place she'             s ever seen-             until a bizarre discovery terrifies her."e;             Help me!"e;              cries the Wassandra girl in one last dream, but can Lacht find the courage to face the horrifying creature she sees in that dream?