Synopsis: Previous sections are Wages of Honor, Wager with the Clans, Trap of Imagination, Trials of Loyalty and Eye of the Storm. . The Suomi Warders. lead by Major John Linna, have won half of their legal battle with the Draconis Combine. The fate of Chu-i Naoko Fujiwara still balances between the ComStar Review Board, Combine Council Heiro Taki, and her own heart. Meanwhile three assassins plan for their second attempt on John’s life while the Warders have realized the corporate nature of their hidden foe. Mixed into the distractions of trials and killers, the unit’s normal business must still go on. While Captain Woods and Lieutenant Fosters worry about the Major’s safety, Major Linna is feeling the weight of the threats aligned against both himself personally, his family, and his belo