The wheel with thirteen spokes rotates, and the years follow each other. One thing remains unchanged: the people staying in Midgard have no hope. The city is being terrorized by Hob, and anyone can become its victim. In the forests, the proud people of the Gentai pay a terrible tribute to the verveites, who know no pity for the half-humans, half-wolves. Like many before him, Leif dreams of putting an end to this cruel order of things. He trains hard to challenge Hob to a duel in Arena 13 and win. And desperately looking for a way to make sure that this victory does not turn into defeat...