In this futuristic tale, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined after a string of deadly hurricanes and epidemic of Delta Fever. Years later, Fen de la Guerre is a member of the O-Positive primitive tribe living in the Delta. When her people are ambushed, Fen is left responsible for a newborn. She is determined to get the baby over the wall before its blood is tainted by the Delta Fever. Her only hope for her and the baby's survival is Daniel, a scientist from the Outer States searching for a cure.