Aiden Lawson returns to Herdsman's Hollow. He discovers that the old bachelors in the village have all married beautiful wives, brought by an Old Yellow Ox. Aiden Lawson picks up Brooke Lowell as his wife, finding her behavior strange, connected to a snail spirit. Guided by the talking Old Yellow Ox, he uncovers the horrifying truth: the village is a massive human trafficking ring, and the snail woman legend is a lie to cover their crimes.
