A sinister political plot is brewing on Maasart, a planet protected by the Nexus Empire. The hidden scheme is aimed at controlling those children in line to inherit ruling positions on Maasart by mis-educating them of the true history, structure, and aims of the Empire. It falls to Grandmother Extateira, Senior Domas and ruler of all humans on Maasart to ferret out this Fifth Column which is working against the rightful rulers, and thus...