Simmering Renaissance

Hard work and harmony allow Max and Nancy to play the next game.

Nancy is haunted by the image of the couple holding hands, scared to death and smiling. A future participants might hope for, but only if they keep playing the game. New Enclosure, new friends, and new rules—and for the first time in her life, Nancy faces a challenge she considers failing.

No longer a coward, Max faces the spiritual consequences of having found out what his hands are capable of. And the question is asked: What more is he willing to do?