Devastated by the civil war, Aeneas seethes in anticipation of a new explosion. Commissioner Desai vowed to bring peace to the rebellious planet. But the Archon's heir is hiding among the dissatisfied, and a strange mystical cult of the Ancients arises in distant Orca...Commissar Desai's duty is to establish peace at any cost. The goal of the Orcan Jaan's life is to fulfill the command of the Ancients at any cost. The task of the Merseian agent Aicharaich is to start a new civil war at any cost...