With the Intergalactic Coalition under threat of invasion, Officer Walter Stewart is sent on his first solo mission to find a legendary figure called the Marooned Warrior. After following all the leads, Walter travels to a small island on a remote planet. There he meets Riddan, someone who claims to have isolated from the outside world for thousands of years. Walter enlists his help and watches as his investigation quickly grinds to a halt as nearly everything he and Riddan touches goes wrong for them. What did he get himself into?