A long-overdue homecoming. A fragile sanctuary under siege.

Sorsha and Flip return at last to the Kultarin homeworld, carrying what could be the cure to a deadly plague and the hope of an entire people. But their arrival stirs forces more dangerous than the sickness itself, and home may no longer be safe.

Meanwhile, Torma brings a crucial defense to the Hostel, a stopgap measure to keep the sanctuary alive while they search for allies to confront the Mahshi. But just as the work is complete, a new enemy rises. Unlike anything they have faced before, this threat strikes with reckless abandon, forcing the colony into a fight it may not survive. As the battle begins, one truth becomes this could be the last day their home stands.

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