Not all children were meant to survive the cold desert Arctic. The Malagwan knew that. They kill off newborns too weak to live in the community. But, it came at a price. Displaced spirits now haunt the icy grounds of Malagwa waiting the perfect opportunity to tip the balance of fate in their destructive favor. The Jenagoa may look childlike and playful, but these misty children are hardly how they seem; downright nasty and vengeful spirits with a score to settle and willing to do anything to Itherica back to them. Even if it means burying Malagwa and all the eskimos under a sea of solid ice for the life of the 8-year old demon child.