The Driftknight is grounded. The crew is hiding. And Akiko Tsukihara is the reason why.

After the chaos on Ashara and the belt, her name carries weight. And heat. What started as whispers has become reputation, and not all of it is deserved. The crew sees her as a risk they can't afford. Kara sees her as the one who dragged them into it.

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But Akiko's troubles aren't finished with her.

A creature stalks the frozen surface of Zephara, twisted by the same mana that once touched her. It's hunting survivors. And when it finds her, the bond it tries to form threatens to undo what control she has left.

To protect those she cares for, and herself, Akiko will have to fight harder than ever to remain whole.

Even as the entity's shadow falls once more across the stars.

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