Caught in a web of her own making Esen-alit-Quar had violated the First Rule of her species when she revealed her existence to a human named Paul Ragem. And though both Paul and Esen had survived, others of Esen's Web had not been so fortunate. brEs could hardly believe that fifty years had passed since the terrifying events which had nearly cost her her life and which had forced Paul to give up everything a human treasured8213family, friends, even his own identity8213to protect the secret of her continued survival. In that time they had built a new life together out on the Fringe. brThey had a successful export company, friends and associates. Esen, now known as Esolesy Ki and wearing the form of a Lishcyn8213a species rare enough in the Commonwealth and never seen in the Fringe8213was perfectly content to remain on the world of Minas XII, leaving it to Paul to travel the starways on company business. brMeanwhile she used their vast information resources to search for any signs that o