▁ship ▁Europa ▁with ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁women ▁returns , ▁to ▁find ▁Earth ▁destroyed ▁and ▁miss iles ▁ro aming ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁System . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁disable ▁one ▁miss ile . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁team ▁bo ards ▁the ▁miss ile , ▁including ▁Navigation ▁Officer ▁Sig rid ▁Hol men ▁and ▁her ▁friend ▁G unn ery ▁Officer ▁Alex andra ▁V uk ov ic . ▁ ▁The ▁miss ile ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Kan dem iri ans , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁symbols ▁in ▁an ▁unknown ▁script ▁sc raw led ▁on ▁a ▁bulk head ▁within ▁it . ▁ ▁Other ▁miss iles ▁approach , ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁Europa ▁must ▁leave ▁without ▁address ing ▁the ▁central ▁mystery . ▁ ▁The ▁officers ▁confer ▁about ▁where ▁to ▁go ▁next . ▁ ▁The ▁Qu ests ▁Tra v elling ▁to ▁Vor lak , ▁D onn an ▁s ells ▁the ▁crew ' s ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁war l ord , ▁or ▁Drag a , ▁H l ott ▁Lu urs . ▁ ▁His ▁proposition ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁humans ▁will ▁develop ▁new ▁technology ▁allowing ▁a ▁ship ▁to ▁detect ▁the ▁drives ▁of ▁other ▁ships ▁far ▁beyond ▁the ▁usual ▁range . ▁ ▁D onn an ' s ▁friend ▁Arnold ▁G olds pring ▁is ▁a ▁math ematic ian ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁new ▁ideas ▁for ▁the ▁technology . ▁ ▁The ▁det ector ▁is ▁just ▁the ▁first ▁one . ▁ ▁To ▁prove ▁its ▁worth , ▁D onn an ▁b arg ains ▁for ▁a ▁Vor lak ▁ship ▁which ▁they ▁will ▁use