Born into the shadows, at birth Matilda is rescued by an aristocratic family. Introduced into her new family's long held Military tradition, Matilda is inducted into Military Intelligence. There she develops into an uncompromising secret agent, issued with a licence to kill. As the years progress the covert agent completes countless risky missions, each one hidden behind a series of differing guises. But for all her adventures, Matilda carries a mound of personal conflict, brought forward from a confused and still unresolved past.