Hawk Larson is stuck in a colony that has been isolated on the spacecraft Enlightenment for over 400 years. She is constantly searching for more out of her extremely limited life. Which is why she attempts to land a prestigious junior position working for the Enlightenment Council.

Adventure unfolds when she intercepts a distress call from an Earthling sister ship, Seeker. Most of its inhabitants are dead or dying. Hawk cannot turn her back on those in need nor can she pass up the opportunity to expand her current world. She'll stop at nothing to do just that, even if it means keeping secrets, endangering loved ones, and jeopardizing the entirety of humanity as she knows it.