Born into comfort and isolation a young boy who struggles with his handicap wishes to explore outside of the territory he was raised in.  Though he is familiar with his people, he learns that their hostility stems from his family’s involvement. Rheksas finds himself thrown into the chaotic and corrupt world after his sector is successfully infiltrated and then picked apart by foreigners. He quickly discovers the vastness and terrors of adulthood and what his parents wanted to protect him from.