ZedZee has been a slave on Tarfane all her life. Her dreams were small. She wanted to remain a domestic. As long as she stayed infection free, her life wouldn't change. But now she is being rounded up with other Zed and taken to prison. Why? No one told Zed anything. The dream is slipping away. She is tested and learns she is infected. But when? By who? She doesn't feel ill. It's too late. There is no going back now. "The molecules in their skin began to come apart and before the fear of what was happening to them could kick in, they were gone. They were nothing."