When The Bough Breaks

Set against the backdrop of a collapsing Galactic Empire, the story follows specialist Belinda Lawson, a Marine Pathfinder tasked with protecting the young Heir to the Imperial Throne, Childe Roland. Amid political chaos, corporate strife, and colony independence movements, Belinda faces the challenge of safeguarding her charge in a tense and uncertain environment, where the fate of the Empire hangs in the balance. The narrative explores themes of loyalty, power, and potential redemption in a crumbling civilization.