Next to the toxic waters of the river, life at the Outpost runs its course. The people have learned to cope after the catastrophic civil war: Amongst them, Yegor cannot find common ground with his parents, especially with his stepfather, Polkan, the Outpost’s Commandant, and Michelle struggles with the life she must lead. Guards patrol the bridge that links the Outpost to the destroyed city of Yaroslavl. For ten years, nobody has come from the other side of the bridge. Until today...