While Kim and her team are stranded on Betelgeuse, Kim is attacked by the River Mantris, saved by an unnamed interplanetary researcher who takes her to communicate with the mantris, and reunited with her friends from Aldebaran.
In this conclusion to the second cycle, Kim, Inge, Mai Lan and Hector have been camping for weeks in Betelgeuse's canyons, waiting for Hector's ankle to heal. As they prepare to return to the settlement, the mantris sends Kim an invitation! What follows is an extraordinary encounter that will decide the future of Betelgeuse and change the course of Kim's life forever.