As this is part of a serialized novel, the following description may contain spoilers to the previous parts.
Addylyn, weary from her nightmarish journey, and Tymy, collapsed from his Sickness, find respite in war veteran Kostijian’s tavern. Forced to spend the winter there as the snow has buried all nearby roads, Addylyn gets to know Kostijian and Marjia, a survivalist residing in a nearby town who trains Addylyn in the ways of the wilderness and more. Through their generosity, Addylyn starts to call the place home. But clues to her father’s past and the Artifact creep up and threaten her newfound friends and home. Torn between destroying the Artifact or continuing on an already perilous journey, Addylyn is once again faced with a heavy choice on The Road To Gatlen.