While Kiba is still recovering from his fight with Zali's pack, Hige and Toboe are searching for food. Hige ends up being captured by a group of humans who are planning to kill him. Now the others must get help from Zali to rescue Hige. Meanwhile, Hubb asks Quent about the ""Book of the Moon.""

The wolves are still running from Cher's soldiers trying to find an escape from the town. They run into Blue, Quent's dog, and Cheza tells her that she has some wolf in her. Quent catches up with the wolves and tries to kill them again. Meanwhile, Cher learns about the history of the House of Darcia

A battle is going on between Jaguara's troops and the troops of the late Lord Orkham. During this battle the wolves are advised to look for Cheza at Jaguara's keep. Meanwhile Hubb, Cher, Cheza and Blue are all prisoners of Jaguara.

Kiba finally finds Cheza and meets up with Jaguara. Jaguara seems to cast a spell on him and hooks him up to her Moonlight Crucible. Tsume ends up in a cell where he meets and old wolf who tells him about the wolf with the collar the betrayed her pack. Hige tells Blue that his memories were false and he must now go help the others in Jaguara's keep. Meanwhile Darcia enters Jaguara's keep and starts to wipe out her soldiers.