Liberty is a vampire living on a space station on the edge of civilization, a place where only those avoiding attention from the government tend to land. Libs spends his days working for the gangster who runs the place. He is somewhat content with his lot in life.<br><br>Riordan Dalheart is a Ranger working as a government enforcer, and he's been sent to the furthest reaches of the galaxy on a secret mission. Liberty is immediately suspicious of his motives. Whatever his mission, Rory's presence throws a wrench into the finely-tuned dynamics of the space station, as well as upsets the balance of Liberty's life.<br><br>What is Rory up to and why is he here? Liberty is determined to get to the bottom of this situation ... and so is the gangster he works for.

Rangers Over Regulus

“Yes, doors broken in the line of duty are a legitimate excuse, but we don’t even know what we were chasing or why.”


“It certainly helps that this station appears to be a trash heap anyway, so our contribution to the effort may well be overlooked.”


“Well…” Rory followed in the direction of the mysterious figure that had been watching them. “We might as well go, then.”


A few minutes later, an examination of the elevator shaft turned up nothing except a chain that swung slowly back and forth, clanking lightly against the metal siding. Rory peered up into the darkness, but found no sign of their spy. He remounted, and he and Blaise continued sedately towards the nearest settlement, if one could call it that.


“There are five people around a fire near here,” Blaise reported, one ear twitching back and around. “I think two are female, going by size and body shape.”


Chapter 7