While walking through the woods, sâkowêw discovers a blood-soaked corn husk doll that looks oddly familiar. Suddenly, the doll throws sâkowêw into a disorienting flashback to her childhood, where her grandfather warns her of a changing time.

Captured by two wolfers who recognize her from the trading post, sâkowêw must defend herself and retrieve her belongings. When Bruno hands her the doll, they share a flashback to a grassy plain full of dead bodies and there is a loud roar in the distance.