Year 2560 CE The leaders of Ares IV have discovered a potential source of fuel on Arbol Verde, a tranquil world of surpassing natural beauty. The Terran Confederacy wants to extract this substance at any cost. But Arbol Verde is located in the Qirvalan sector, and the members of the Qirvalan Alliance do not want that world to be ruined or endangered. War between these two groups is a real possibility as never before. Livia and her new friends are brought to this time and this place. Can Livia, Karl, Isabeau, and Lennya each find their destiny even if open warfare breaks out? Will they need to travel to the past in order to resolve these matters? Book 5 in the time-space series.