Changes

Saba has retrieved her brother Lugh, kidnapped by the Tonton, but at great cost. She's haunted by dreams of Epona, the friend she killed during the battle so that she wouldn't fall into enemy hands. Lugh is clearly damaged - affected by captivity in ways he just won't discuss. And she misses Jack, who has gone to tell Molly that Ike is dead, with a deep, inconsolable desperation. Travelling through the Waste is difficult, made even more difficult by the ghosts that haunt Saba's dreams. Halting at the camp of a seer, the party is reunited with Maev, who brings terrible news. Not only is there a price on Saba's head, and a terrible new leader for the Tontons, but Jack has changed sides and joined the enemy...

Behind this, the relationships between the characters are as difficult as ever. In a world of hard choices, it's inevitable. Lugh, far from being grateful for being rescued, resents Saba's new and powerful personality. He's jealous of her feelings for Jack. Siblings grow up and grow apart and it's always hard. But in this dangerous world, everything is amplified and comes with risks attached and this group must stay united at all costs. And for how long can Saba maintain her faith in Jack, when all the evidence is to the contrary?