From the author of the Amazon series "Sojourn" comes the eleventh installment of the epic spacefaring series. Three months have passed since the victory on Symphonia and Senator Aseno's betrayal of the Republic. The Republic Legions and the elite CHANIS-B troopers have made remarkable progress in reclaiming most of the Mid-Rim from the Confederate occupiers, but now the front has stalled into a stalemate along the so-called "Esteru Line," as the retreating Separatists fall back and fortify their largest stronghold in the Mid-Rim, the Fountain System. With the Republic's forward vanguard having pressed the Separatists into a defensive position, the coming months in the Mid-Rim promise to be a long, ugly slog for both sides, with both the Republic and Confederacy preparing their best troops for the coming showdown. With the battles for the Fountain System set to begin, Munraito, Haruna and their allies stand ready, their hearts filled with righteous anger, ready to avenge the crimes against the galaxy committed by Countess Toni against the citizens of the Mid-Rim. Just before the battle on Kellin VII is scheduled to begin, however, a new piece of intel is discovered on the planet of Lilliana V, one that could threaten all of Munraito and the Republic's gains, and even threaten the survival of Munraito's flowering New Order itself.