Reeling from the news of the destruction of the mountain, Vann flees a victorious Coastside with the fish people. Meanwhile, Karesh and Aerlid must find a way to survive outside the safety of the mountain while the ehlkrid become ever more vicious. The people of Astar remain safe behind their shields, but as the months pass things begin to worsen. While the city itself is safe, the ehlkrid begin to attack supply lines, and food becomes a pressing concern. The ehlkrid continue their assault on the world, becoming hungrier and more desperate as the world outside Astar and Coastside becomes an emptier place. Those few survivors must band together, or let history repeat itself...