With the death of his friend, Mike Townsend, Lee learned that there is nothing more painful to the heart and mind than the loss of someone you love. Be it a friend or a relative, death leaves far too big of a hole in a person's life. He knows that there is nothing he can do to bring Mike back but there is something he can do to help keep good people from leaving that hole in someone else's life. Despite his understanding of the Agency, even with his strong belief in the Angels, Lee doesn't want for death and bloodshed to continue to be a way of life. He soon realizes that there are forces at work that don't see it that way. He wonders how many more bullets will be dropped on the floor in front of him within the chambers of the Order of Angels and how many more crosses will be etched into the grips of "Justice." He knows that the fringe of the Quiet Shroud continues to hold tight its seal and protect him from the sanity disrupting memories within, but is there a limit to its strength? He can feel the effects of the Quiet Shroud more and more in his everyday life. It's not a bad thing but why is it happening. How far will the Quiet Shroud go to protect him, the people he loves and, for that matter, humanity itself? Soon he will find out how it pulls together others like him and others who will soon be like him. This phenomenon gives a definition to "Gunslingers and Angels" that will forever change the war against evil in this mortal world.