A stranger arrives on Lachäwr in an unusual way. He is severely injured and has no memory of how he arrived, who he is, or why he's there. Most of the remaining citizens are untrusting of this stranger. Most say let him die, recalling what happened to those who last trusted strangers. Now a civil war is brewing and Merida is tasked with caring for this stranger as the Maker has taught her. As her past and his begin to come to the forefront, a war is brewing between the cities of Lachäwr. Will they survive and flourish or face extinction?