The Triton has left the debtor colony on Honeycomb with riches in mined ore in its holds, and a few ex-cons who have done their time and earned a ride back home. But a merciless killer is along for the ride, as are new aliens lifeforms, struggling to survive.

Soon Zara Dean, who signed on to train as a ship doctor to escape the megastructure she called home finds herself in the unenviable position of being on the front line caring for the victims. Kim Haru who has survived the monster attack on Honeycomb joins the fight, and with the entire crew, they race against time to save themselves and the ship.

And if she gets out alive Zara might just become who she was meant to be.