Maria’s path into space was not easy - in a world of men, a female navigator needed to prove again and again her right to occupy the chair to the left of the captain, but it looked clear and understandable. And the cutting of the Starkhov superheavy, which became an equalizer in the convoy to the planet dying after the fall of the asteroid, was only a milestone on it. An important one, opening up perspectives, but still a milestone. The only thing Maria didn’t realize when she went on a short vacation before a new contract was that the meeting with someone who could turn her life into an illusion had already taken place and all she had to do was make her Choice. Break down and become a toy in the wrong hands or... change the course of history, giving the galaxy a chance to survive. The choice is hers: give up or... do the impossible.