Synopsis: Carrie, the daughter of the human governor of the Terran colony planet Keiss, and Kusac, the son and heir of the Sholan Clan lord, both are telepaths of the highest order, and the bond they formed was compounded equally of love and mind power. But even as they sought to refine their suddenly enhanced and intermingled powers and to define their relationship, the two were thrust into the heart of an interstellar conflict. For while Terran and Sholan representatives worked together in good faith to negotiate a mutual defense treaty, opposing factions on both their worlds sought to use Carrie and Kusac for their own ends. (adapted from the back cover of the first edition)