Having fled the invasion on Araldis, Mira Fedor seeks aid from the nearest Orion League planet, but authorities there want her bioship Insignia. While Mira flees from world to world, Araldis burns. Why is initiate Tekton so careful just to acquire a mineral alloy? Why do so many protagonists have links to the Stain Wars? And what does the Sole Entity -God- want?