Ophiuchus, a newly fledged, fleeing Knight of Constellations, crash-lands into a terraformed colony plagued by an infestation of mutated beasts. Bringing with her a unique ability to tactify encounters. Only - the colony has its own brand of tactics... and a mission to figure out what mutates beasts, and stop it.And looming in the wings... Ophiuchus' pursuers and creators.