Traders bring tidings of unrest from the coastal towns and planes. The fisherman from Quarter Cove catch no more fish. The whalers have seen only 1 in the past month. Not only have the townsfolk nothing to eat, they have naught to trade. There are rumors of a "darkness" spreading on the coast.
When the letter arrives at High Harvest, Ramondo can ignore the stories no longer. But can he and his friends unravel the mystery? Will the fighting skills they have been training be enough to challenge the dark forces at work? Or will starvation be the fate of the coastal civilization?