The civil war among the alien <I>Atevi</I> has ended and Tabini-aiji, the ruler of the Western Association, has returned to power. Bren Cameron, Tabini's human <I>paidhi</I>, decides to return to his recovered home on the coast, but when Tabini's son Cajeiri, desperate for adventure, flees his responsibilities to join Bren, Tabini sends the boy's great-grandmother to find him. <BR><BR> Even though the war is over, the opposition is still present, and a district once thought to be safe could now be a trap. With Bren, Cajeiri, and his great-grandmother under one roof...a trap is baited.