Cordite gets settled into his new job, however the politics of the galaxy never stop for a moment. Everyone seems to be chasing their own goals and getting in trouble doing so.

The game of politics has begun even though Cordite has not yet been granted the job. Still he steps into the role as the world keeps on spinning with attention turning to more interesting matters and rumors.

Heading for the planet that the Galactic Empire calls home is no easy task. Compounding all of this everyone seems to have plans of their own to use Cordite to get what they want and if he gets caught up in it all the better for them.

While escaping from the asteroid was easy, things of course don't get any easier for anyone as decisions have to be made. Namely, what to do now? And of course the Grogian's remain deeply unhappy with the way things have gone for them.

Cordite expects things to go simply and straight forward. That however is thrown out the window as a battle breaks out on the Destroyed Asteroid as things get more complicated around the galaxy.

Cordite finds himself in a pickle and trying to escape the Grogian navy. No easy task when one is outmatched by a stronger opponent who wants you dead for simply existing in space. From there things only get more complicated for the crew of the Flying Concubine.

Captain Cordite Mercury is on his last salvage job when things go wrong, first the discovery an escape pod in space then a navy shows up. Nothing ever goes simply for him.

A moral law is being broken and so a local shop keep calls the moral police to help wrangle a young woman into being more moral. Alas instead an argument breaks out.

Jason a recent widow has not wanted to do much lately other than sleep. On this particular cold night things feel different for him, though sleep still does not want to come easy.

Things coming to a crashing conclusion as the group sorts out what they know and what gets filled in. They are reminded that not all things are as they appear to be.