At first, neither the ships nor the inhabitants of the ships interfered with them.
That changed.
The Xyce — the only known indigenous inhabitants from the WhereHow dimension — have been attacking Consortium ships and cities. They even invade The Planned Happenstance, a galactic liner, while it travels through the WhereHow. Bandonn and his fellow crewmembers must figure out why the Xyce attacked them. The answer leaves them astounded.