Elizabeth's father was wealthy, a noble man, and a merchant, who traveled far and wide doing business with fellow men of his class. Situations turned around very quickly after he dies, making his daughter the sole heiress of his entire estate. Elizabeth Tellaro would find freedom to do as she pleases - taking care of her little brother and relishing the recently found freedom from their over protective father, who had left them in the care of a Lord with many secrets.

In a Legion gone lax, Colonel Dooley Bay Marco, with his mixed blood and by-the-book attitude, is a misfit. So when he steps on some important toes, the brass is quick to make him pay. His punishment an assignment to the worst post in the universe. Veil Bashu, Earth. Home of the 17th Half Brigade, a collection of the Legion's rogues and rejects. But Bay Dooley and his troublemaking troops will turn out to be Earth's best line of defense when a Legion-led military coup topples the status quo.