Death. So many of his friends dead. And the only way he would be able to stop more from dying would mean more killing. Either way, a lot of people would die. Trapped in the Zone with no memory, six clans of teens have been at war for years trying to be the clan that survives and escapes. Virtue is in charge of training the new arrivals for war, but he questions the methods of his leaders and feels wrong about fighting the other clans. The monstrous Shifters get ever more aggressive. Virtue must figure out how to protect his friends and follow his morals. And he needs to decide soon because, as the other clans prepare to attack, the lives of everyone he cares about are on the line.