Before Carolyn Belhaven and Josiah Carter fled toward freedom together, they were two children growing up on opposite sides of the same brutal world.

Raised in privilege at Belhaven Estate, Carolyn learns compassion from her mother before grief and social expectations begin shaping her future. At Rosemount Hall, Josiah grows up enslaved, learning that survival depends on silence, caution, and protecting those he loves. Spanning their childhoods through the events that set their escape in motion, The Seeds of Flight reveals the experiences that shaped them—and planted the courage they would one day need to run.