The Scavenger's latest mission brings Captain Elan Drex and his crew to 61 Cygni 4 - a dazzling ocean world of volcanic islands, iridescent skies, and a thin ice ring that bathes the surface in scattered light. Sent on a humanitarian mission to protect an ocean, the crew finds themselves balancing duty with rare moments of rest on a paradise planet.But paradise hides its own perils. Beneath the rolling seas and shifting islands, danger stirs - both natural and political. A Tonan threat lingers on the horizon, and the mysteries of the Phase Drive press closer than ever. As storms rise and loyalties are tested, the crew must discover whether the Water World will be a place of healing or a trap from which none may return.