A young Twi'lek Jedi struggles to navigate a galaxy in turmoil. During the height of the Clone War, when the Jedi need her most, she and her small force of clones vanish.
Where did they go? What are they doing? And what will happen when Order 66 tears the galaxy in half?
Kaelari Taan was forged by the Jedi Order-raised in silence, trained for war, and knighted under the firm hand of Master Plo Koon. Her control was legend. Her battlefield decisions, cold and precise. And she never wanted a Padawan.
Now, as the Clone Wars rage across the galaxy, Kaelari is forced to lead troops deep behind enemy lines while juggling an apprentice who isn't hers-Ahsoka Tano, the snarky, bold Padawan of Anakin Skywalker, assigned temporarily to her command. Kaelari wants nothing more than to complete the mission and return to the front. But when a trap leaves her injured, her Venator destroyed, and her battalion scattered, Kaelari must face a harsh truth: she cannot do everything alone.
Haunted by the voices of those she's lost, betrayed by the orders that left her stranded, Kaelari begins to question the systems she's always followed-and her own reflection staring back at her in the mirror.
Kaelari will have to make a choice she's spent her whole life avoiding:
Let someone in. Or lose everything.