Eloch, the Champion of Entean, is asked by the planet who loves
him to travel light-years from his home to Spur, a technologically advanced
planet whose citizens are determined to colonize Entean.
And because Eloch loves his planet Entean, he goes...only to discover that the
vast power flowing through him, power only a Champion can wield, vanishes the
moment the spacecraft bound for Spur enters its first wormhole.
Meanwhile, on Spur, SubCity KinLord Wren has her own problems. Sensing the
imminent threat of a Culling, in which the strongest of her Folk are taken to
serve the UpperUppers who live Above while the weak and old are killed, she
must find a way to protect those under her care. How can she give the Martials
what they want while keeping those they don't alive?
Eloch and Wren-strangers from different corners of the universe brought
together by happenstance. When their paths cross, it will change each of their
missions to serve and protect, as well as the course of their very lives.