My son and daughter fought in the Outer Edge. Only my daughter came back, but she's not really here anymore. I hope those damn planets were worth the trouble.

-Emilia Paddick, former First Mayor of Mars, June 1st, 2181 CE

EVE SUPPORTED TETH'S weight while the airlock door of the Modesty's Revenge slid open. Several Revolutionary soldiers stood on the other side, along with a middle-aged woman in an officer's uniform. She smiled at the ragtag group on the other ...