They say that life is never so bad that it can't get worse.

The inhabitants of the Epsilon Eridani system are once again convinced of the truth of these words.

The Nest, a large Skun battle habitat, and its accompanying fleet of stone ships easily reach the planet AEgir and its moon, where they take up a position to attack the orbital fortifications.

However, the threat comes not only from high orbit. The wreck of Oumuamua is still drifting towards the planet, in whose destroyed control room two beings, an organic and a virtual, are jointly developing a cruel plan to exterminate their oppressors.

A politically destabilized human colony, cut off from main sources of supply and increasingly weaker militarily, with grim determination prepares for the decisive confrontation.