While the rest of her crew begin planning their journeys home, Mary Tucker sits in the brig with her hated brother Snapper--both close to the breaking point. But on both the Caliban and Sam Axe's Virgin Snow, the call of supernatural mystery beckons. Both Thomas and Sorrowful want to dive deeper into the mysteries, bound by obligation to their crewmates to press onward. But will the knowledge they gain be enough to help turn the tide?