The border wars have claimed many harpies’ lives and touched dozens more. Shira, an expecting mother, is no different. Widowed by the war, she’ll soon give birth to her first clutch, but inexperience and loneliness leave her anxious about the future. And the Tamago, the ruling class, will come and purge her clutch, so only the strongest chick remains. Bereft of her mate and soon to be her children, she seeks solace in her final hope: raising her last chick.
