Sylvestri Yarrow has been doing her best to keep the family cargo business going after her mum's death, but times are hard. She heads to the galactic capital of Coruscant for help, but gets drawn into a squabble between two of the Republic's most powerful families over a patch of frontier space. Meanwhile, Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh has been summoned to Coruscant, but with no idea of why. She and her Padawan Imri Cantaros arrive at the capital along with Jedi Master Cohmac Vitus and his Padawan, Reath Silas, and are asked to assist with the property dispute on the frontier. But why?