Returning from the Ranch, Pandora and his saved flock are faced with persecution from the local navy who see Pan's arrival as something short of Blasphemy. The strict laws concerning border crossing can make it hard for even locals to deal with the processing work, let alone a young monk with no credentials. The Avius must break past the scrutiny of the officers while attempting to wrestle the inconvenience of his Identification nearing its expiration. Things take a dangerous turn when the Lunar Shift arrives and brings with it an Eclipse. The port city goes into lockdown in order to control the potential dangers that come with an unknown number of people being affected by a Shift for their first time. Will they take on Ti forms or the more dangerous Er forms and force officials to act? Pandora has only recently reached his people's maturity so has never before Shifted. Would he become a monster worth being clapped in irons?