Suddenly, her eyes lit up like twinkling orbs in the sky and her heart fluttered like the wings of a hummingbird. She understood! Her anger and disbelief of a moment ago was replaced with unsuspicious trust and total acceptance. "My heart had been drawn to John, but my mind had not yet spoken. Excuse me. **** The Party was the corrupt remains of a government that grew too big, collapsing under its own weight and taking its people down with it. After several centuries of unlimited power, the Party is starting to crumble. Mark, who was formerly known only by a number, escaped the Party and found a new family and a new love in the frontier beyond the corrupt government's reach. After going back to rescue his sister from the government, he must return to his adopted village while trying to avoid capture by the evil Felix, the army official who is set on revenge. If he can somehow elude Felix and his band of soldiers, does he dare take on the immoral government in order to save its citizens from slavery or worse?