Once a great Paladin, Tem Blaev lives in the shadows running from the government that decreed his Order illegal. The Paladin had once been warriors of the highest class in the galactic realm, but were now all but extinct. The Paladins were hunted and exterminated. Tem had spent three years keeping his identity and his life completely secret. After losing Zostriacium ore, the processed minerals necessary for starship engines to pirates, Tem's old friend...