“Know that what cannot be stopped can be caught up! But the price for success will have to be paid quite a lot...”Who said that? An insidious wounded enemy? Fellow Guardian? Or was the mysterious sharg from the world beyond the Gates speaking through their lips? And whoever it was - what did he mean? It is important to understand this, because too much is at stake - even by the standards of the Alger School, where the life of an earthling cadet is a common bet...