Just before Tatiana sets off to start a new life of deprivation, sacrifice and sanctity, her insightful uncle helps her grapple with the meaning of life and come to terms with a world where people betray over a fickle, and where the quest for self-gratification supersedes the desire to live a divine purpose. "Hunger Fire" proceeds "The Grandmothers" and precedes "The Fire and Ice Legend" in the short story collection entitled "Me Before Them".
