Captain Atticus arrives at the site where Eliza and Simon were last seen, only to find evidence of a destroyed Xenos fleet that had likely ambushed them. Had they sacrificed themselves and the Eris in the process? Atticus and Nariel learn that the devious Admiral Gervana of the Coalition is working against them to sabotage the peace talks between Valmyke and Niatheo. Together Captain Atticus and Nariel must search for the remains of the Eris and their friends in order to prove Gervana's treachery before he is able to follow through with his dastardly plot to sow war and chaos throughout the galaxy A rescue mission that might be the closest thing to a honeymoon Nariel and Atticus will ever get.