“Through the huge windows the crimson setting sun beats, the artificial stone of the floor knocks under boots, there, behind the glass, trees rustle, as huge as galactic battleships, shadows play on the velvet upholstery of the walls. Behind and on the sides are the booming steps of security, hands folded behind the back. I can’t believe what happened...” Space Empire Kratos. The old Empress Anastasia Pavlovna dies, and her successor, Vladimir Stradin, comes to power. How will his reign turn out? Changes are not long in coming. On the remote planet Svetloyar, part of the empire, the head of the colonists, Daniil Danin, a scientist, traveler, warrior and diplomat, was arrested and accused of treason.