Psychic, Casi of Mannuholm, reluctantly agrees to travel to the nearby colony of Boreas II to negotiate the wording of the agreement for the resettlement of the Mannuholm humans.
Vice President of New Thalia, John Clark, is asked to solve the mystery of new settler deaths before the agreement is broken and all continents on Boreas II lose any chance to increase their population to keep the colony viable.
Can John and Casi, with the help of her alien friends, stop the killings and complete the integration of the Mannuholm humans on Boreas II?