Chapter 52

Summary

• The chapter titled Evar opens with a conflict between Evar and Clovis after it is revealed that Evar had been intimate with a sabber, stirring up emotions surrounding their people’s shared history of violence with the sabbers.
• The Assistant reiterates that interactions with these historical figures had occurred long ago and can’t be changed, in spite of Clovis’ intent to get revenge.
• Evar’s brothers, Kerrol and Starval, come to his defense and use their unique abilities to bring him back to reason, expressing their wish to help him rendezvous with his love, the sabber Livira.
• The brothers express a desire to explore the Exchange despite the obstacles presented by the Soldier and the Assistant.
• As the brothers talk, they’re interrupted by the arrival of Clovis, who also expresses a desire to go back to the Exchange, but her intentions seem more driven by vengeance than by exploration or personal connections.