Orphaned at seven, kicked out by his aunt and uncle at 16, Sergeant Emerson Myers gave up on family until General Augustus Reed chose him as his assistant, becoming as much a father-figure as a commanding officer.
But when the General starts sending elite forces men home to marry his estranged daughters, Emerson's torn between relief at not being given such an irrevocable mission and dismay the man never even considered him for the job.
Wyoming Smith has watched with a mixture of wonder and horro.