New marriage. New commissions. New mission. Chris and Jade led a rescue mission to a new world, and Jade almost died. But Earth-like planets are rare and precious, so they came back. They're better armed and better provisioned. But all alone. Or are they? Chris and Jade discover a lost human colony suffering under despotic rule. They've already broken laws they never knew existed. When the despots reject their neutrality, Chris and Jade are drawn into the middle of a conflict that's been building for generations. The commoners want them to lead a revolution. The rulers want them dead. Chris and Jade just want to survive their first mission.