Takes place about six years after the events of LMI. Owen and Abby have taken residence in an abandoned Pueblo steel mill, growing apart. Fire can purify or it can destroy. Or it can harden iron into steel. Owen has been tested in fire and passed through the needle's eye. With determination arising from the hardened experiences of his life, Owen faces the fiery onslaught of fate.

It's July of 1983. Owen and Abby have been living peacefully and happily in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana for over three months. On a quiet evening, they sit by the riverbank and ask each other some questions.

It's July of 1983. Owen and Abby have been living happily in the Rockies for three months. On a quiet evening, they sit and start to ask questions about each other.