Trade Secret – Chapter 10

Keravath‘s Second Cabin, in Jump

In which Jethri watches.

My working hypothesis about the indicator that shows a band of color for the Scout and just a sliver of pink for Jethri is that it has something to do with dramliz abilities. We know from last novel that the Scout has some capabilities in that area, while Jethri hasn’t shown any signs, unless it’s in his knack for salvage lots.

Seeing as it’s turning out there was something more to young Jethri’s make-believe trade route, and remembering that the Scout has spent time studying the logbook he planned it out in, I don’t think it’s just coincidence that all the Jump targets the Scout has set Jethri to practice with are stops on the route.

Also, it sounded from last chapter like Paitor was wanting the Market to try the route out. If they’re both going to be hitting the same set of destinations, chances are they’ll cross paths somewhere along the way.

5 thoughts on “Trade Secret – Chapter 10

  1. Ed8r

    PA: has something to do with dramliz abilities. Now there’s an idea that didn’t occur to me! I didn’t think the route was coincidence, but I also had no clue what its significance might be within the immediate part of the plot.

  2. Ed8r

    This time through, I still didn’t think of dramliz abilities. Paul, if/when you see this, could you post a reminder of where—in Trade Secret—we saw or heard about the scout having dramliz abilities?

  3. Othin

    The scout is a reciever only and can build a quite impressiv wall. Miandra tells him that he leaves a chink in his wall so that he can be aware of his surounding because he has a need for information. The scout answers with a bow acknowaging a debt. – I’m not sure if this hapends bevore Miandra gets her testing or after she fled it.

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