Cain Ether is an engineer from the Order of Wanderers. He is young, peaceful and wants to see the world. The harsh galaxy is ready to offer him cemeteries of dead ships, the remains of orbital factories, greedy mercenaries, deceitful corporate functionaries and embittered pirates. And Cain and his faithful friend Militsa will have to face a terrible greeting from the past, experiencing for themselves what it’s like to freeze on the threshold of a ruined at home.