While Elaan deals with the influx of Iguacans from all over the Four Rings, pressure builds from Centralplex. She knows that just being safe is not enough for her people. Ripples and rumors about them have reached the Delta Quadrant with dangerous consequences. More now than ever she needs the guidance from her advisors of all species to balance the threats, political and physical. And somehow, she must still keep their true nature a secret.