An ancient civilization was poisoned by an unknown threat a millennium ago that brought the world to its knees.  ​A consequence of this poisoning was to mutate a portion of the populace into a rabid species that became known as nightstalkers. Despite the inevitable warring between the surviving people of this world, an empire was rebuilt. Though it was a mere shadow of what stood before.  ​The world has reached an equilibrium of sorts. That is until a nightstalker with intellect and ambition has decided to tip the scales.  Talea Arathune​ She's never been one to fit in. Impulsive, stubborn, hostile, wild, words she's heard her entire life. Trouble sticks to her like a magnet no matter where she goes.  ​She lives on a treekie farm with her aunt and uncle, cousins, and twin sister Lesedi. One would think the enormous eight legged arachnids they tend to would be the problem. It isn't. ​ Lesedi is kind, graceful, and even tempered. She's the water to Talea's fire, and the only thing that pulls the girl back from the brink at every turn. With a thirst for knowledge that can only be described as all-consuming, she's constantly warring with Talea's lack of attention or motivation to sit still and study.  ​They are more than simple farm girls. They are more than twins with wildly different personalities. Neither of them know it, but this world will burn without them.