H’Lai and crew are still reeling over the loss of Andrew, but they have been assigned to a new ship, in a new sector. Starfleet felt they were too close to the center of the Action with the New Maquis, and felt the ship and crew may go rogue. After undergoing a debriefing, H’Lai and her senior staff were assigned to the Powhatan, and border patrols where in they encounter many new things.