Piloting a special ship that can transverse the gravity well from the range to outer space where energy is easier to create, Gai sets and baits the 'trap'.

She has only 7 thousand years of real time in which to find the zōtl's nest world before her ship has generated enough power to return home.

Gai discovers a human which has been flung back from a distant time "Age" in which she is victorious.

After aiding this human to try to find his lost love, She decides to track him and follow him to ensure that her future is same as the one he came from.

This effort takes time and a fantastic amount of power and courage in order to find this artifact.

The character Reena Patai is featured in a previous Tetrad novel Arc of the Dream.