Their meeting couldn’t happen. They didn’t know about each other’s existence. The girl is a resident of an Earth colony, a civilian linguist. The man is a prisoner from the distant galaxy Ores, expecting nothing good from Earthlings. She will be forced to interrogate him; he will be made to feed on her. They will be isolated together, driven by fear and hatred. He, she—and… hunger. And day after day in the terrifying darkness of a tiny capsule. Six square meters for two people—and… absolute incompatibility! What will become of them in a month?..