In 2019, the United States is no more. Twenty-five years after a cataclysmic "Great Fragmentation," the continent is split into seven sovereign nations, each with its own government and way of life. The most powerful, and most ruthless, of these nations is the Confederate States of America, a brutal, totalitarian regime built on propaganda and a lie.
J.D. is a CSA border guard, a man whose life has been defined by his obedience to the system. But when a routine patrol turns into a desperate confrontation with an unarmed family, he is forced to make a choice that will change his life forever.