One hundred and six year old Mother Abigail has always spoken to God and always sensed him but when all of what she understands comes true, she does God's will but is put under considerable strain by the shocking reality after the world seems to have ended. Even more so when the demon Randall Flag comes calling to make her doubt the power of her faith.She is a kind old woman with a long life of experience and not fainthearted when it comes to the facts of life and she is never short of wisdom. When the survivors of the flu start to come out of their shell-shock, she appears in their dreams to guide them to safety where they will be needed to make humanity's last stand against evil.