The apprentices arrive at the village, only to find it abandoned! Gripped by madness, the entire town has left for the Silver, a bizarre outpost in the desert where they plan to rebuild the Surrogate's robot army, under the sway of a cult-like Priestess. Now Trinh, Ursa, and Charris are on a stealth mission to track a cultist, deep into Surrogate territory and straight towards the danger!