A Quiet Revolution

They thought she was a harmless bureaucrat. They were wrong. Autumn Newling was born into privilege—niece to Vasilia Newling, the iron-fisted Primus of Artemis. But power in her family doesn't trickle down—it's hoarded, weaponized, and used to silence dissent. Branded inconvenient and exiled to a dead-end post, Autumn was expected to fade quietly into the bureaucracy. Instead, she started laying the groundwork for a revolution. Every message she sends, every alliance she brokers, every calculated risk is a step toward dismantling the regime from the inside. She knows the cost of rebellion. She knows what her cousin is capable of. And she knows that if she fails, there won't be a second chance. On Luna, retired SEAL Mikki Stone operates in the shadows. She's been tasked with making contact, delivering support, and helping Autumn push the first domino. Backed by the Terran Federation—and by Kendra Cassidy herself—Mikki brings a soldier's clarity to a spy's war. She's not here to win medals. She's here to win freedom. But every move carries risk. Surveillance is tight. Artemis is brutal. And Autumn isn't the only one playing a dangerous game. As revolution brews beneath the surface, Kendra leads a quieter campaign: forging new alliances, offering asylum to defectors, and undermining the Solarian Union's grip without sparking full-scale war. Her battlefield is diplomacy. Her weapons are vision and audacity. And while the politicians posture and the fleets maneuver, she's shaping the future of the system one quiet agreement at a time. Tensions rise. Loyalties shift. And across the stars, people are starting to believe that change is possible. But belief alone isn't enough—and when the revolution begins in earnest, it will need more than courage. It will need sacrifice. Because even quiet revolutions come at a cost—and the next move could shatter everything they've risked to build. The revolution begins in silence. The world hears it when it roars.