Book 2, The Earth's Sharp Edge: Chapter 24-25 Summary

Chapter 24 begins the next day, when Kit enters the military hospital to discover that Port is dead. She is shocked and spends the entire morning pacing the room, uncertain what to do. In the afternoon, Tunner knocks on the infirmary door, and Kit answers that Port is fine and she will meet Tunner that evening. She then sets about packing away all of her money into her carrying bag and sends it off to Daoud Zozeph's shop. Pulling herself together, she strolls out of the military post, brushing aside the guard who tries to hold her.

Upon arriving at Daoud's shop, Kit implores him to let her sleep in his house for the night. Daoud acquiesces, and that night he and his wife entertain Kit at a meager supper. They then...