Hwa Young and her pilot comrades have betrayed the Empire to save it from its own destruction--but what comes next? It's been just two months since the lancer squad stopped imperial forces from deploying a devastating singularity bomb and taken shelter with the rebel clanners, who have kept them busy with raids against their ex-leaders. Their mission have helped numb the shock of recent battles... for now.

Meanwhile, Hwa Young's best friend, technician Geum, has been left behind on the imperial fleet, imprisoned for aiding Hwa Young's deceit against the Empire. Hwa Young is desperate to retrieve Geum--but Geum is slowly realizing that Hwa Young's loyalties aren't as clear cut as zie once believed.

As Hwa Young delves deeper into the rebels' inner circles, she soon realizes that the clanners are just as cutthroat as the imperials, leaving her to wonder who she can really trust... and at odds with Geum, the one person she thought she could count on.