Why do the enigmatic Blood Elves keep raiding the human world Cestus IV? And why do they seem to only take prisoners back with them? Ostracised from her family, Zahra Wellson has had to join the military to fund her university course, and this puts her at the heart of the next raid.Valna'a Nightshade, daughter of the Clan Father knows why they want captives from the lesser races. What she doesn't know is why this redheaded human is important to her.