The fifteen-year peace agreement is on the verge of collapse. Inside, the clan war between the militant Crusaders - supporters of an attack on the Inner Sphere and the Guardians - supporters of peace is escalating. The Wolf Clan decides to enter into armed confrontation with clans that are ready to start a war, actually sacrificing themselves to the cause of preserving peace. The head of the Federative Commonwealth, Victor Devion, also opposes the war. He resorts to forgery: he uses a double of the heir to the House of Marik, Joshua Marik, who died of leukemia. Armed conflicts are flaring up on individual planets. Who will emerge victorious? After all, much is decided not only by the battles of combat robots, but also by the stamina and courage of people fighting for justice...