Earth reels from the Federation's assault, and the galaxy is in shambles from the truth that Aafa covered up. Hileen, a krakotl fugitive recovery agent employed by the Suncast Valley authorities to enforce their will, is affected particularly hard and teeters on the edge as she comes terms with this new truth. Watch her encounter with Richard - a the matter-of-fact, stone-faced human refugee that keeps to himself - and the Twins, Luka and Vili, who seem quite out of place in a conformist society as that of Venlil Prime. Cultures collide as aliens come to understand each other's way of life and the deeper consequences of the Federation's meddling in the lives of others.