The coup that won traitor General Corian the Scourwind throne has been
overturned, but his ongoing rebellion has left the empire divided.
Lydia's birthright regained, she adjusts to her role as empress at war,
while Brennan begins training as an elite Cadreman soldier. With
tensions rising between the empire and the Alliance, this momentary lull
seems to portend a gathering storm...
The royal twins aren't the only ones sensing peace may not last.
Searching for a vanished supply shipment vital to her own mission of
vengeance against Corian, former Cadrewoman turned pirate Mira Delsol
makes a shocking discovery about the theft. As both Mira and Brennan
follow similar clues to the fate of the stolen supplies, their
trajectories converge. Now Mira will embark on a perilous attempt to
infiltrate the heart of the enemy camp, while Brennan's path will also
lead him across Alliance lines, and into a lethal confrontation with the
Alliance air fleet. But will either of their efforts be enough to keep
Corian from executing his plan to bring the empire to its knees once
again?