Death is no obstacle... Dorain Ironstrike's icy demeanor has thawed with the winter snows. - Despite the losses, the survivors of Seventh Hall still survive, even though they still haven't discovered the secrets of the mountain. - Now new arrivals burden the budding colony, and it turns out not all the migrants see things the same way. - Their future hangs on the edge, teetering between survival and failure. - But there are forces at play that want more than their lives. - They want them to serve in death...