Book two in the Kelly Blake series: Spies are infiltrating the most sensitive sites in the Galactic Republic. Pirates are terrorizing the shipping lanes. Damsels are in distress. The xenophobic and expansive K’Rang fleet is once again threatening human worlds. These are the challenges facing Lieutenant Commander Kelly Blake, the newest and youngest captain in the Galactic Republic Fleet’s Scout Force, as he takes command of the Scout Ship Vigilant and sets out on his first missions.