No amount of condescending authorities, unstable galaxies, massive starships, obnoxious pirates, sexist regulations, revolutionary rebellions, and attractive cyborgs can keep Core from being her own person. The Confederate can go crash and burn for all she cares, because she's as strong as any boy and as brave as any man -- anyone who tells her otherwise can go throw themselves at the nearest black hole. Or get shot in the face by her plasma gun. Their choice. [This is just a 3-chapter preview of a Radish Exclusive]