After completing another impossible mission, Commander Faith Benson heads home to Kedraal. Will she be hailed as hero or criminal?With no idea who really ordered her into enemy territory, she feels like a pawn in a complicated game playing out between rival intelligence agencies and political factions.But her worries are quickly overcome by greater threats not just to her and the task force she commands but to the Kedraalian Republic itself. Can she find trustworthy allies in time to save everything she values?The answers are hidden in shadow.