Sometimes the past just won't stay gone. When dark influences from Psilyria Kensy Frost's past intersect with the Vagabond's insidious plots, it threatens everything. Commander Jackson Gabel and Graven Neira Cross must figure out how to work together and launch a daring rescue in the heart of Aepexia, the capital city of the galactic community. Amid the chaos, they will need help from a host of allies, new and old, if everyone is going to make it out alive.

What dark secrets will be revealed in the shadowy back alleys of the Glittering Pillar of Civilization? Will Kensy be able to hold on to her life and her loved ones? When the truth comes out, what will it cost them?