On Belthas IV, the great forge world in the inner sphere of Toralii space, thousands of constructs -- artificial slaves -- are manufactured every week.They are initially identical and indistinguishable from the other until each is implanted with a stock neural net. From that moment onward every construct is different.They all have one thing in common, though; all constructs are bound by rules. They serve. They do not question their place. They do not betray.Each construct is different, but some are more different than others...A 4,000 word short story set in the Lacuna universe but suitable to read as a stand-alone story.Parts of the Lacuna universe:MagnetMagnet: Special MissionImperfectFaithThe Lacuna series:Lacuna: Demons of the VoidLacuna: The Sands of KarathiLacuna: The Spectre of Oblivion (New Release!)Lacuna: The Ashes of Humanity (coming 2013!)