Finally united after centuries of war, the five Murai clans comprise the most lethal fighting force in the void. When their leader abandons them, the warring nation finds itself orphaned, lost in an unfamiliar peacetime. Queen Selina Perez travels to the Murai homeworld seeking favor and friendship among the clans. Queen Valentine Ryadin struggles with the reins of power and bonds of marriage. Kaleb strives to build a society free from tyranny while Navarra is besieged by a strange ailment, and Peyomet journeys to unknown lands in search of a better life for his people. When diplomacy fails, a disgraced ronin may be the void's only hope for peace.