2284. Humanity has long ago risen to the stars, joining a galactic community of ascended species. No longer alone in the universe, the Helios Accord brought the countries of Earth together into one united government, The Sol Federation. Emelyn Kane is a washed-up soldier, a mercenary working solo. Born far from Earth, she spends most of her time on her ship, going from job to job and trying not to think about how she ended up disgraced and discharged from the human military. When her ship crash lands on a planet in an uncharted system, Emelyn believes her life, such as it is, has ended. But the planet is life-bearing, inhabited by a sentient species - and the indigenous people have strange abilities; abilities that have kept their massive empire hidden from the rest of the universe. Even as she gets used to life on the beautiful planet she is now stranded on, Emelyn knows she is the last person who should be seen as a vanguard of humanity, let alone an ambassador for the entire ascended galaxy. As the Vescai debate her very appearance on one of their planets, Emelyn must decide if she wishes to remain with them, or allow them to wipe her memory and send her home. But her choice might be taken out of her hands, as she soon begins to develop the very abilities the Vescai treasure.