On a distant plant, Scientific Compound B sits forgotten in the middle of a barren desert. It’s been lifetimes since the Federation has made contact, yet the men and women of the compound soldier on. When a deadly disease wipes nearly everyone out, Bear, Lily, and the old man escape to the jungle, where, if the old stories are to be believed, the native Unan dwell, waiting to kill, and witches hunt for human flesh.