Judge, jury, and executioner. That's how he sees himself. For over 1000 years Connell MacLynn has removed enemies of the empire as directed, or as he saw fit. A hundred sentient species want him dead. But the immortal empress wants him alive. Only she commands his loyalty. Then everything changes when he is summoned by a long-lost friend . . . her father. The challenges of serving an empire become trivial when all life in the galaxy is threatened with