Cai Tarin Atreuna is a young and aspiring soldier hastily pressed into active service when his homeworld is threatened by a ruthless alien invader. His dreams of glory and adventure are quickly thwarted by the brutal reality of warfare, but that turns out to be the least of his problems as the young soldier uncovers secrets about his ancestors. Secrets that were supposed to stay buried forever, secrets powerful enough to topple empires.Torn between his duty and his family, Cai may need to turn his back on all he used to know to do the right thing.But in an cold and uncaring universe, what is truly right or wrong?