Wild Alan is desperate to get the cure for the dreaded disease, Idle Hands, to his son Billy, but Billy's in the Pyramid and he's trapped in the barren wasteland that is the Discard. Bloody Nora, the Mapmaker, has her own reasons for agreeing to help Wild Alan: she wants to get into the Pyramid herself - she believes the truth of Gleam's history and purpose can be found in the vaults. But there are more secrets there than either imagined - and some of the parchments and scrolls may hold the key to destroying the Pyramid's tyranny. Wild Alan cares only about Billy, but his actions are about to set off consequences that will change the fragile relationship between Pyramid and Discard for ever.