After helping clear a colony of vicious parasites, Seb Zodo has come back from his most recent mission with more questions than answers. How did the grubs find their way to Carstic in the first place? Does it have anything to do with Moses? Could the leader of The Shadow Order be that callous in his pursuit of wealth? To find out the truth Seb has to defy his obligation to The Shadow Order and go A.W.O.L. In a galaxy where Moses holds great power, Seb has just made himself a fugitive. A fugitive with a large bounty on his head ...