"Brink" and "Touch of Grey" tie up several things nicely while including some strong character development with an exciting adventure, especially for the Protostar crew. In "Brink," war looms between the Federation and Solum. Gwyn leads the cadets on an undercover mission to gather intelligence and rescue Ilthuran. In "Touch of Grey," Janeway devises a plan to liberate her crew from Asencia's prison, where they're trapped with an angry Loom.