Humanity’s first contact with alien life arrives quietly, not through invasion but through observation. Regulus Black is an extraterrestrial envoy sent to study Earth and determine whether its species poses a future threat. He appears almost human, but he has an otherworldly beauty and his mind is anything but. Regulus possesses advanced psychic abilities—mind reading, emotional analysis, subtle mental influence—and an intellect that processes probability, language, and intent simultaneously. He does not experience attachment as humans do. Everything is data. Everything is weighed. Regulus’ kind have the ability of turn their emotions completely off, or allow specific ones to be felt.