Los Angeles, California. July of 1990. A young woman, a petty thief, on the run for shooting an "unarmed" man in broad daylight, accidentally finds her way into a flourishing Hallownest. Prequel to Ethnoentomology.

"Ethnoentomology is the study of the relationship between insects and people." A lone human staggers his way into Hallownest with no recollection of how he got there. Or any recollection of anything, really. With no skills in survival or combat, his only hope is to follow this small Knight creature around until he finds his way home. Or until this alien disease kills him first.

When Cedar, a young scavenger, has his village burned to the ground, he's the sole survivor, having fled to the rainforest. There, he meets the newly-hatched Moonwatcher, left by her mother alone in the frightening rainforest. Both are in need of a family, and both find comfort and solace in one another. Rated T for language. (Finally back from my hiatus!)