*A year has passed since the events of "A Medieval Tale," where Lady Death aimed a magical cannon at the boarder-bridge connecting the Eldritch and human lands at the height of the battle between them.
The Free Men (Lady Death, Char of the Greelum, Archbishop Vittorio, Nivada, and Pelagrim the Eldritch) have evaded the Eldritch for over a year, but they suffer a terrible loss when their fellow rebel Cai is slain. In the Eldritch war room, the enigmatic Seer reveals that reality itself is unraveling and the boarder-bridge must be restored. Her plea goes unheard by her son, Tvarus, the leader of the Eldritch. he is distracted by his pleasure in the news that they have captured Margret and Isabelle, Lady Death's last remaining relatives... *Source: Brian Pulido's Lady Death: The Wild Hunt #2