This is sci-fi, space opera. A story of life on present day Earth, as an alien with an ancient, ugly reputation. Soon known to humans as Blue, this ttraco must learn to adapt quickly, as a routine pick up and escort job quickly turns sour. The ttraco meets Douglas and Joy; two young friends, from infancy, who thought they knew each other well. Their education on the greater world that surrounds their backwater planet, and of each one's own potential, has just begun. As the situation grows more dire for Blue, it chances upon another human; this one has much to teach the ttraco, about the hidden strengths of the human condition. Never again will Blue underestimate their intelligence, or their capacity to adapt. Through equal parts of guile and luck, Blue reluctantly takes on the role of Ambassador to Earth, and finds itself embroiled in local planetary politics. As the only other known alien on the planet, the ttraco becomes the guardian of another, also discovered recently. The longer that this ttraco stays on this planet, the more dangerous Earth becomes for all. Unfortunately for Blue, there is no one else on this planet who can stop the chaos that has already been set in motion, by another.