A Kzin's instinctivly combactive responses make for poor diplomatic relations between species. But now that their "first you scream and then you leap" approach to interseller relations have lead to three straight losses to the hairless hominidae of Sol III, there has begun to arise in Kzinti conciousness the faintest glimmering that there may be a Better Way. And in the resulting calm between wars, humans and Kzin are begining to collaborate. Now the universe really has something to worry about.