Strangers arrive on the road seeking shelter, and the camp must decide who is welcomed and who is watched. Old bonds resurface as familiar faces emerge from the chaos of war, even as absence weighs heavier than any blade. With supplies running dangerously low and a strange collapse revealing what lies beneath the land, Faedra is forced to confront a truth she cannot change—and say goodbye without answers. In a world shaped by conflict, survival demands trust, caution, and the strength to let go.