Hunter's Moon

<p>Kidahin of the Eyloni is on her first mission since her adulthood ceremony when her ship <em>Hunter’s Moon</em> is attacked. The ship suffers major damage and the crew suffers the devastating loss of its Warleader. While making repairs at a nearby moon Kidahin’s youthful hubris gets her into trouble when she attempts to track a human: Chief Warrant Officer Del Marsch a topnotch soldier and training officer.</p><p>Marsch a hardened veteran whose family has been senselessly murdered by the brutal Ni’zakhonii suffers from extreme PTSD with flashbacks powerful enough he can smell them.  But a war is brewing and soldiers must be trained even on a ship whose current mission is a diplomatic one.  Aboard the <em>Henri Edda</em> Marsch is the best one for the job – until he inadvertently offers to train a young alien.</p><p>March’s agreement with the Mistress of <em>Hunter’s Moon </em>to take the inexperienced Kidahin under his wing infuriates Ambassador Harrison primary human liaison to the Eyloni. He’s positive this arrangement could drive a wedge into the diplomatic relationship. But the power-hungry diplomat knows little of the culture of the Eyloni - and even less about the Ni’zakhonii.</p><p>Tensions reach the breaking point when Marsch compelled to mount a rescue when the Ni’zakhonii capture a group of Eyloni must make life-changing decisions even as Harrison is branding him a traitor.</p>