Eight long months have passed since the events between Alan and Layla on Tomontica transpired.
Since then, Alan has reunited, and fallen in love with, Topaz. Together, they travel the land, having adventures, making interesting and new friends, fighting vicious monsters, and trying to heal the wound that Layla left when she walked out of their lives.
All that changes when they suddenly stumble across Layla, badly wounded, in the northern wilderness...