Chapter 23 Summary

Thorby finds the job of straightening things out at Rudbek and Assoc. overwhelming, and he is disappointed when he isn't able to straighten it out quickly and join X-corps. He finds that he is able to help X-corps in their quest to eliminate slavery, albeit in different ways than he initially planned.

Leda, while demonstrating no talent for business, is a constant source of support for Thorby. He considers proposing to her, but decides against it, since he worries his mission in the fight against slavery will render him a bad husband. Thorby receives a lot of support from Garsch and from Joel de la Croix (who has been rehired). Thorby remembers Baslim and Grandmother, and their memory inspires him to persevere in his quest.

Chapter 23 Analysis

If Thorby began this story on the lowest imaginable rung of society, he ends it on...