Blood and Armour

Due to civil war, the three home planets abandoned their outlying colony worlds. Thousands of years later, with the war resolved, the home planets want to reclaim the Fourth World and the people who live upon it. But is it a reclaiming, or an invasion?After the rebellion at Nexus' new outpost, Briar and Thorn are sent to the first home planet to undergo medical treatment and fulfill their obligations to Nexus, before traveling to the second home world.With the home planets' focus on reclaiming their powers through the people of the Fourth World, Briar's fertility increasingly becomes an issue as she struggles to reconcile the destructive ability of her power against the potential of becoming a mother.On the second home planet, Briar learns more about her mate's people and the de-stabling impact rediscovering the Fourth World has had on the home planets' society.When the second home planet's reluctance to release Briar leads to Thorn having to fight for her freedom, Briar and Thorn must negotiation for the right to return to the Fourth World.