Shadowcreek arrives at the Nile in search of the next resting spot, but upon their arrival a plague has spread its filthy maw to infect the dogs of the Nile, both packs accuse each other of spreading the disease. Tension runs high after a patrol group of young titans and smalltooths harassed and stole rabbits from a patrol of hunters. In retaliation, a group of young dogs from Shadowcreek murdered an elder Moonhowler of Riverdawn. What will happen next?