After surviving a shadow monster ambush, Marsh must get back to civilization, keep two kids alive, and make a delivery. But, with shadow monsters and raiders closing the trade routes, she's out of a job, and lost beneath the ruins of one of the greatest cities of the world. She doesn't need a deserted farm to complicate things... or a parentless pup... or to be hunted by a hoshkat. What she needs is to find a way home.....