Beneath the surface of human civilization lies a closely guarded truth: an advanced miniature society has operated in secret for centuries, working as covert operatives and problem-solvers for world powers. When strange occurrences demand investigation, a newly appointed commander of The United Armies receives an assignment that seems routine on the surface—addressing what appears to be a simple insect outbreak. What begins as a straightforward mission, however, hints at something far more complex lurking beneath the official explanation.