In this riveting Book 4 of the Mermaid Series, a new and formidable enemy has risen from within their own ranks. After an accident leaves the Ladies of the Lake separated by both time and space, a miasma of fear descends over the tiny remnant of the People still clinging to the hope that one day the deadly plague that continues to sweep the world will finally subside. Out of the rubble, a new hero emerges unlooked for and unwanted. Will the Ladies embrace their fate? Or will the few survivors of the Great Dying finally perish as well?