Twenty thousand Corporate Security Force personnel are searching the Arcquius Resort planetoid for the rogue suspect, Kutch, who is accused of several mysterious deaths. Surrounded by the strange cult of Elvonians, Kutch has been hidden away in the vault of an eccentric Galactic Board member. Secure but helpless, Kutch watches the resort news feed as Alex, perhaps his only true friend, crashes into the biosphere lighting grid while being attacked by Cain. To protect both Li and Kutch from Cain, as well as for their own purposes, the Elvonians have extracted Li from Kutch. Not understanding...

The Clans of the NorWes are celebrating with the Elvonians, the arrival of yet another from the Pods--Li. Kutch is finally reunited with Li, but comes to the hard realization that he and Li may never have the relationship they once shared. Now that she has her own body, Li has freedoms and desires of her own, along with some abilities that will need guidance from Novia and Utahia. Kutch decides to take on a new adventure--searching for an ancient repository of books, guided by an outcast of the Clans. A search that may lead to more answers about Earth than Kutch ever expected. Corporate...