Reine has learned too much about earth, and has been through many trials. But as she goes in search of a missing Clous, humanity begins to return to Earth. And they're angry. Clous has been brought back to life by the bat Beastling Zoe, and she has sought him out before any of the others. While they try to hide in plain sight, a war looms on the horizon. Will they survive, or shall they fall before they can truly rise? Alexis is pinned and trapped. They have to retreat into the Kindred Caverns, a place for monsters and creatures of dangerous power. Lucky for them, they're more than a match.