Chapter 18, The Perils of Teela Brown Summary

Speaker agrees for Nessus to rejoin the group. Teela is unconscious, speeding away from the group. Nessus assures them that her ship will not crash. Teela regains consciousness, and Nessus tells her how to regain control of her cycle. She starts back toward the others. Teela is upset that Louis is not mad at her reckless behavior, and Louis realizes that recklessness is a way to get attention.

Louis and Nessus are forced to agree that Teela does have supernatural luck. Why, then, did their ship crash? Louis speculates that for some reason, Teela needed to come to the Ringworld, so her luck arranged it, even making her fall in love with him. What's lucky for Teela, unfortunately, is not always lucky for those around her. The dangers of the Ringworld are not...