Six of Us
Jenarian Station
In which Rys makes a gamble.
I suppose it was too much to hope that the official procedure for disbanding the Department merely meant calling the whole thing off and letting everyone go home.
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In which three get with the program.
I mentioned the way the team had split up last time, but I only just now realised that it’s reflected in the chapter titles: they’re called “One”, “Two”, and “Three”, not just because they’re the first three chapters of the book, but also because that’s how many of the Six are in each chapter.
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Dutiful Passage
In which Priscilla leaves a message.
Priscilla’s witch-sense offers another perspective on what Val Con’s mind has become: a citadel, ringed around with walls and ramparts that might not be passed, and himself a fire hidden deep in its heart.
Which raises the question: Who built the metaphorical citadel? Val Con, attempting to keep the Department from getting in and prevent them gaining control of his deepest self? Or the Department, to prevent him getting out?