After a year-long campaign, Grayson Carlisle and his warriors return to their homeland, but, as it turned out, no one was waiting for them at home. The soldiers found their city destroyed, their families disappeared, and the soldiers themselves were slandered. Wanting to take revenge on the slanderers, Carlisle risks the treasures of the Star League and is constantly pressed for time. But even if he wins, he still faces a fierce battle with old enemies, in which the opponents will learn the price of glory.