Prince Victor Davion was the first in the Inner Sphere to understand that a bloodless victory is much more valuable than one for which thousands of lives were paid... On the planet Coventra, where the Clan of the Jade Falcons landed, violating the truce, hostilities begin. Combined troops under the command of Victor Davion and Anastasius Focht, regent of the Com Guard, arrive to help the small garrison. Their clash with the Falcons could result in a grandiose battle, such as has never been seen in the history of mankind, if Victor fails to convince both friends and enemies that he is right.