After the disaster of ‘Frontier Day’ and the loss of so many lives; the Federation is in shock and disarray.  Caught up in the full force of the chaos, the crew of the USS Jaxartes made it through unharmed but not unscarred.

Jason Devron is a young man looking for answers, both to his past and the future.  First though a funeral and then a journey to meet a brother he never knew existed.

As for the fate of the rest of his crew; that may be beyond his control now.  Some are on sick or compassionate leave, others have been re-assigned to other vessels; only a skeleton crew remains onboard covering supply and currier duties in and around the Sol system.