When Fallen Shield and the Delta Detachment-3 of the Steel Rangers, Northern Contingent begin their work on Procedure 23, he and his squad find themselves in the thick of battle for the first time in their entire lives. With more at stake than just his squad, will he be able to make the decisions that eventually may lead the North Contingent to their defeat? Will he be able to save the Stable Dwellers that have yet to come out from their underground safe houses? Or will he hesitate just long enough for a long forgotten Empire to crush them all?