A terrorist attack. A daring raid. Ambitious individuals hungry for power. The Crossroads are in trouble.
Carson Flint and his team have settled into a quiet life in their establishment. Two newcomers arrive with lofty goals of changing the entire planet. When two members of the community go missing, it acts as a launching point for a chaotic event, leaving the remaining citizens to fight for their lives or lose everything.
Meanwhile, Supreme Commander Garvin of the Lumari Collective launches an investigation into a horrendous explosion and an attempted assassination on their queen. The path forward seems straightforward enough until a magistrate suggests an archaic solution to the problem, one which carries the potential to reignite hostilities with the Commonwealth.