<p>Javier still tinkers with his machines and tends his gardens and his chicken despite being a slave held by pirates.&nbsp;</p><p>Who are just starting to realize how important the Science Officer is becoming.</p><p>When Wilhelmina returns with news that the ship&#39;s Dragoon Djamila Sykora has been kidnapped all bets are off regarding who survives. And who doesn&#39;t.</p><p><em>The Gilded Cage</em>&nbsp;explores relationships honor the meaning of evil as well as the importance of blowing shit up. This is the third novella in the Science Officer series which starts with <em>The Science Officer</em>&nbsp;and <em>The Mind Field</em>.&nbsp;Be sure to read the rest of the series as well!&nbsp;</p><p>Part of the Alexandria Station universe.</p>