More than anything, Jenna wants to be a Cavalier when she grows up, but her parents have other plans. Forced into studying to become a teacher, Jenna feels her life is out of control – but when the Klodfons destroy the entire colony, Jenna finds out what out of control really is.
Can she and the eight children she pulled from the wreckage survive the Klodfons – and the rats – until the mine fleet comes for them, or will they be just another group of victims of the destruction of Decima?