Unable to read or speak the language, they strive to cross the border into nearby Kameron, where they expect to find safety among their allies for an uneventful return home. Relying on faith, their wits and military training, the amorous couple flee the conflict. No one expected Garrick and Brenna to fight back. The resulting conflict is brutal, unpredictable and fraught with uncertain alliances. Believing that her demise would serve as a catalyst to prompt Tamaria into war, Los Patrones del Estado pushes local insurgents to violently overthrow Nordan rule. Eager to drag their war-weary ally, the Republic of Tamaria, into the conflict, the music festival serves as a trap to lure Brenna - who has also earned Tamaria's highest honor for valor in combat - to her death. Why would a distant music festival invite her, when she hadn't competed in several years? Something about this particular festival bothered him.Ī secretive and wealthy society of Kamerese business interests and ideologues has smuggled arms into the Nordan Colony and provided training for locals who have long chafed under Nordan rule. But the opposition he expressed to attending this music festival was rooted in the mysterious nature of Brenna's invitation.
His hypervigilance worries and wearies his wife, who too often takes the brunt of his impatience and paranoia. Garrick, with an especially difficult deployment behind him, is gradually recovering from combat trauma. She wanted to attend the festival, but for all the wrong reasons. Hours of daily practice, studying music theory and dedication to excellence endowed her skills that secretly bolstered the reticent woman's need for affirmation. Neither of them had ever seen the ocean, and since their honeymoon had been cut short by his last deployment, Garrick finally agreed to go.Īn expert musician, Brenna had never lost a piano competition in her life.
Weary of family conflicts and social friction, Brenna used every bit of her charm and wit to convince her husband, Garrick, that they should attend a music festival in the Nordan Coastal Colony.
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