Political upheaval threatens to erupt into a war that will tear the Narvan apart. The alteration undergone by Vayen and his hunters may have saved everyone from the Arpex but it also created the possibility of bullet-proof soldiers. Vayen's fellow advisors will do anything to get that prize for themselves. Not only is Vayen's daughter not speaking to him, he's been stuck at home for weeks recovering from surgery and being smothered...