A peace treaty leads to shipwreck and disaster...and the survivors, including the leaders of two mighty nations, find that the slippery footing of international diplomacy is nothing compared to the struggle for survival.

Finally returning home after a series of misadventures, Kin Underbridge and Halleyne dar Dero discover that the forces that shipwrecked them have taken over, and the pair must rescue those they left behind. Original.