Summary

Chapter 10

After four years apart, Shevek finally reunites with Takver. Takver is working in a hospital in Chakar. Shevek is happy to be back with his partner, but his daughter does not know him. They catch up on all that has happened. Shevek tells Takver that he ran into their old friend Tirin who had been hospitalized after trying to produce unapproved plays and music. As they talk about Tirin, Shevek compares his situation with what happened to him and Takver. He wonders if somehow they were forced apart as a punishment. Perhaps, Tirin was punished for going against the accepted norm.

Chapter 11

Shevek goes to the Terra embassy and asks to speak to the ambassador. When they learn he is seeking asylum, they immediately take him in. After rest and food, Shevek sits with the ambassador and tells her that I-Ao wants...