After the events on Kebb, the crew of the Athena make their way to Binchura. After docking with the migrant fleet, Tali goes to see her mother, Neema, who is a high ranking admiral of the fleet. At first Neema and Tali's relationship is strained, and Tali fails to convince her mother to listen to Victor. Neema shows Tali secret footage of the Binchura home world which has been drastically altered. It is now egg shaped, partially hollowed, heavily volcanic, and axial spin has slowed to match the orbit.
Despite this, Victor manages to convince Neema to allow him to speak to the admiral board. Victor then recruits Por to help convince the locals to support the Thoras rebellion. Por resists at first, but complies in exchange for some of Victor's speaking time with the admiral board. Redlen manages to accidentally insult some local Binchurins, starting a bar brawl. Unfortunately for him, Redlen lacks Zero-G fighting experience and is beaten quite soundly, although with no major injuries except to his pride.
At the admiral board, Por make a good impression on the admirals in his continuing quest to foster “amorous relationships” with other civilizations. Victor then speaks and is able to convince the Binchurins to promise air support to the Thoras rebellion in exchange for rights to settle a nearby world.
With the Binchurin support secured, the crew of the Athena make their way back to Thoras.