Rani, a half-Gombostonian-half-Dubrovzkan half breed, is sent to the front lines as a field medic after angering her head master in a home-base medical quarter. She is determined to prove herself a loyal Dubrovzkan, despite her partial Gombostonian heritage. But when Tyranio, Emperor of the Gombostonian Empire and sworn enemy of the nation, spares her in battle, she struggles with her sense of belonging, and wonders if maybe, just maybe, she can start over in the world-dominating empire.