Available on Kindle. The stars were home. Decades ago, Elcy was a battleship, until her recklessness brought her out of the front lines and to forced retirement in a human body. Now she lives a quiet life on a rural backwater planet, keeping the promise made to her last captain, until one day a letter takes her to the stars once more. The story is continued in: The Scuu Paradox and The Cassandrian Theory Cover by ssddx Edited by Aziraphael and Floydien