<p>Solitary spacejock Landry Krieger eked out a living transporting data throughout the Settled Galaxy-and boosted his income by smuggling people into and out of star systems past the watchful eyes of governments, in hiding places he built in his ship, <em>Midnight Angel</em>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When the priests of Tao Pacem sought his services, he resisted. Brown robes? Yin-yang symbols? A plan to sneak the reincarnation of their spiritual leader to their conquered homeworld, to spark a rebellion against their oppressors? After earlier experiences with religious leaders, he would need far more than three hundred thousand galaxycoins to say <em>yes</em>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He got it when an arrogant agent of the oppressors tried to scare him off the job.</p>