The young Elivener brother Laldo, together with the inquisitive Ir'ova Lesa, continue their dangerous journey to the East, where they hope to find an explanation for many of the mysteries of their world and, perhaps, learn the secret of the origin of the Unclean One and his disgusting mutant servants. But they still don’t know what forces are leading them along this path, and how often yesterday’s allies can turn out to be traitors...