No one has learned the true motives of Kees vaan Loo-Macklin. He’s a mastermind legal who quit his place at the head from the dark underworld to become a legitimate person in Evenwaith’s towns. But quickly he was reaching out to effective enemies-the slimy aliens known as the Nuel.

Loo-Macklin negotiates an illusory serenity agreement and gains precious alien secrets in the process. Is normally he after tranquility, power or natural evil? With enemy starships starting to amass, we won’t need to wait around long to find out.