This story, told in the tradition of Coast Salish legend, recounts the adventures of teenaged twins Kaya and Tala as they journey into the British Columbia wilderness confronting fish and fowl, feast and phantom, on their mission to retrieve a sacred box which houses the sacred values of their villagers from the "evil ones" who have stolen it. The twins battle fatigue and fear as they search caves, tunnels, cliffs and valleys, encountering wolverines, snakes and sharp-toothed fish of the deep.