The Ritarian war brought Ferr and Isic together as lovers and their love has kept them together as bonded. Only one thing is missing. Genetically modified to be able to shift between human and Bengal tiger, both of them long for a female to bear them cubs.. Except, once they meet Amaya, cubs are the last thing on their minds. Amaya has only one thing on her mind; saving the animals of war-ravaged Earth. Tigers and lions and bears, oh my! She has them all in her conservatory on Septarian 9. When a Ritar bug threatens one of her “babies”, she’s thankful for the intervention of the gen mods, Isic and Ferr. But exactly how grateful is she?