A security synthoid recalls days long past, creating a sense of self that he's sure shouldn't exist. While a far more fulfilling life comes back to him, so too does the one he knows begin to collapse around him.

Erica struggles to deal with the death of her best friend.

A jaded dahmak, living alone and content on the isolated outer world know as Ipsimla is thrust into an unexpected journey after a young irvagaleni washes up on his doorstep with no memories or knowledge of how she got there.