Dying is simple. Coming back alive is usually hard. At least that’s what Kilometers Vorkosigan believes, and he ought to know, having completed both once currently.

Because of his quick-thinking staff and incredible artistry from a medical professional, Miles’ first loss of life won’t be his last. Nonetheless it will consider some recovery, an undeniable fact he has been reluctant to admit. When he makes the mistake of returning too early to military responsibility, he finds himself summoned house to handle the Barrayaran security main, Simon Illyan. But Miles’ worst nightmares about Simon Illyan are nothing in comparison to Illyan’s personal nightmares. Under suspicion himself, Miles must seek out the answers to Ilyan’s nightmares or start to see the inevitable damage of Imperial Protection and, with it, the Empire.