"We don't want you on Aparoa, Major!" Tansy told him bluntly. "I hate everything you stand for - war, violence and the belief that you can fight force with force!" Major Blake Aston had come to Aparoa to explore the tiny South Pacific island as a possible refuelling base. Tansy Harland, the local doctor, headed the island's hostile resistance. The Major's warning: "You can't possibly win, Tansy. You'll only get hurt fighting me!" just spurred her on. The outcome was inevitable!