In the years since Minerva Prime, peace, quiet, and adolescence have driven a wedge between Claude and Vision. As tempers flare in their modest home, a new danger emerges. Levine Drarri, a disgraced servant of the Sabien Imperium, arrives on their doorstep, seeking the aid of Silver Sights.
In his wake comes chaos, tragedy, and the boundless fury of a Sabien Crown. Now, the weight of Drarri's sudden arrival threatens to shatter the already fractured bond between father and daughter, while in the shadows, the weapons of the Imperium bear down on all they have built.