In this dark science fiction tale, Cadulbrockt faces his final night aboard a roaming prison wagon that crawls across a toxic wasteland. Once a soldier in a failed revolution, he now labors under the rule of the Aelsassi empire. When Malta, a brooding mycologist, confronts him in his cell, buried memories of war, guilt, and betrayal resurface. As secrets emerge and trust fractures, Cadulbrockt must decide whether to protect himself or risk everything for a fragile hope of reclamation.