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

While on the way to Darcia's keep the wolves encounter a blizzard. Kiba decides to travel onward while the others decide to wait out the storm. When Kiba gets to the keep he finds Cheza and starts to fight with Darica. Then everything gets a lot worse when Jagura's troops start attacking.