Tala and Muluc are united but time is running out and they have no idea what to do. Uncertainty and unrest follow them at every turn. The university wants the newcomers gone. The plastics don't trust their rescuers and are suffering withdrawal from their tech. If Muluc and Tala can't find a way to consolidate the groups and discover how to put the Darkness back, they will lose all hope of fulfilling their promise.