TAPPER-a projecting empath-is the product of a corrupted government. Nurtured from birth and ruthlessly trained, Tapper learns the art of manipulation and deadly persuasion-becoming an elite operative agent with a gift of immense power. He's the government's prized spy until he does the unthinkable. Horrified by his actions, branded as a monster, he goes into self exile on Mitta-4-a colony planet on the fringe of the known universe-to settle down and lose himself in a new life. There, he finds danger comes in many guises. A dark and deeply moving story filled with immorality and one man's quest to abstain from his darkest impulses.