Hren-Tikaar, a notorious former assassin, carries within him enough information to topple a major galactic underworld syndicate. Ranger special agent Galan Rojai must transport him to a special inquest on the Alliance capitol of Themis. Attacks from without and within, and a chance encounter with a freak wormhole leave these two men stranded on a planet in the middle of nowhere. Now, in a hostile environment and with enemies on the prowl, two men from opposite sides of the law are going to find that trust is their only way out.