The tentacles of the Galactic Empire have reached the planet Jelucan in the Outer Rim, where the son of an aristocratic family, Thane Kyrell, and a rural girl, Sienna Rea, are bonded by their love of flying. Entering the Imperial Academy, which seemed only a dream, becomes a reality for both. But once fulfilled, the dream suddenly loses all its luster when Thane witnesses monstrous imperial repression. Disappointed and confused, casting aside his former illusions, he joins the Rebellion - presenting Siena with a terrible choice: to remain loyal to the Empire or to a friend. As a result, they find themselves on opposite sides of the front. Will friends and lovers turned enemies find a way to be together, or will duty tear them - and the entire Galaxy - apart? Long ago in a Galaxy far away... Eight years after the fall of the Old Republic, the Empire rules a distant Galaxy. Resistance is almost completely suppressed. Only a handful of brave men, such as Bail Organa of Alderaan, still dare to openly confront Emperor Palpatine. After years of fighting, almost all worlds of the Outer Rim fell to the Empire. And each defeated planet makes it stronger. The last to come under the yoke of the Emperor is the remote mountainous world of Jelucan, whose inhabitants hope for prosperity even when the Imperial Fleet is already gathering above their heads...