With the attempt at destroying the USS Vindicator thwarted, and Commodore Rochelle Ivanova still very much alive, Ssiebb Vrith Tr'Bak has set off on a new mission designed to bring him closer to the position in life he truly feels he deserves; Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire. He knows, however, that Earth's Rome wasn't built in a day and that in order to obtain his goals he must bring the Federation to its knees - starting with Commodore Ivanova and Cheydinhall Sector as a whole.

Meanwhile a new threat has risen and has taken hold firmly on the Beta Quadrant by attacking Fleet Admiral Blyx Red on Cold Station Theta. An act that has forced new Commander in Chief, Admiral Sean Archer, to action.