It has been three years since the tempest on Minerva Prime, and the dust has settled. Claude and Vision DiSilva have left behind the Beita Systems to carve out a new life on the Dagger, a small mining colony deep inside the Neutral Territories.
But peace, quiet, and adolescence now drive a wedge between father and daughter. As tempers flare in their modest home, new dangers stir beyond the Sabien Veil. Levine Drarri, a disgraced servant of the Imperium, arrives on their doorstep, seeking the aid of Silver Sights.
Chaos, tragedy, and the boundless fury of a Sabien Crown trail in his wake. The weight of Drarri’s sudden arrival threatens to shatter Claude and Vision’s already fractured bond, while in the shadows, the weapons of the Imperium bear down on all they have built.