The war between humanity and the aggressive Dromi race, seeking to conquer the entire Galaxy, has been going on for more than half a century. Losses number in the millions. Finally, people have a chance to win the war with one blow, or at least interrupt it for an indefinite period of time, destroying the ruling clan of their opponents. But to do this, you need to go to the mother planet Drome along the previously inaccessible intergalactic routes of the Daskins, the Lords of the Void. Commodore Olaf Peter Trevelyan-Krasnogortsev, a brave man, a favorite of the army, a conqueror of distant worlds and women's hearts, is entrusted with leading the risky operation. And everything would be clear and unambiguous if not for a strange circumstance: along with Trevelyan’s squadron, an observer, Mark Valdez, the son of the legendary star admiral, a war hero, who has now become the Judge of Justice, is flying to Dromi. There are only twelve of these in the Galaxy. And their decision, no matter how unexpected it may be, is mandatory for execution...