In the dark corridors of power which comprise the Candida Senate, deals are made and secret bargains struck. Coalitions rise and fall. It is here that our odyssey into the Frontier Territories begins. It is November 12th. On Candida Minor it is summer and spring, zenith and perigee.
Every race has an opinion.
It s always winter somewhere. There are accusations and, inevitably, threats. The Uldra blame the Terrans, the Terrans blame the Maunii and everybody blames the Cracia. Some accusations, the Cracian delegates boast, are more credible than others. War is coming.