Daav yos'Phelium, Delm Korval, needs to find a suitable woman to have a child for him and so enters into a contract with Samiv tel'Izik but is unhappy with this necessity. Aellaina Caylon, Clan Mizel, is being abused by her brother and wants to escape from Liad. She wins a jump ship in a card game and goes to Binjali's where the ship is kept. Daav is spending time at Binjali's with his friends to try to regain his balance of mind. They meet and become co-pilots. She is in lots of danger from her brother. He is trying to teach her that it is all right to trust - but he doesn't give her his complete name. She falls in love with Daav but doesn't know he is Korval. Great love story!
