sten duncan had saved the lives of the last two of humanitys deadliest enemies during the takeover of their planet kesrith sten therefore felt responsible for them and for their future if any for though the two mri were brother and sister they represented different powercastes of their ancient warriorrace niun was the last of the bred samurai melein though young was perforce the last priestessqueen but struggle and mutual danger had sealed sten duncan to their loyalty as their bloodbrother he would have to help them flee mankind and take the long long evasionroute across the cosmos to a legendary lost planet which might afford the mri one more chance