War is a serious violation of the Alliance’s colony charters, so when the Stardancer is sent to investigate rumours of the conflict for the distant colony of Gledig, they’re not expecting to be mired in a internet of deceit, treachery, and tragedy… one including not just the colony, but pirates and a missing Fleet officer. A whole lot worse, the evidence suggests Fleet itself might have had a submit creating the situation going to erupt on the floor.But while the conflict might have been years in the building, time is working out for Gledig, and only Fleet can save the colony in the culmination of the forces working against it today.The fate of thousands hangs in the balance. Can the staff from the Stardancer redeem the honor of the Fleet… before it’s as well late?