Haran"s everyday subsistence existence as a peasant abruptly changes when an alien ship and its occupants crash land by his little village. Haran"s mind comes face to face with the alien mind Terach. Haran/Terach"s story and the other interrelated stories in this novella probe the idea of our psyche, virtual identity, their possible coexistence, and the dark side of this duality. Elsewhere, Azil, the sole survivor of a planet attacked decades before makes the transition into adulthood and psychological coexistence with his long time virtual companion.