The Bayous have controlled the universe for almost two hundred years, putting humans in four areas, mining, birthing houses, slavery, or engineering. That all changes when Atara get's a chance to join a rebellion that's been stirring on Praelia, the only problem the Bayous control weather she is able to breath or not, but they haven't killed her yet and Atara starts to suspect there's more than meets the eye to who she is. A rebellion, a secret that could change the universe, with a touch of romance.