The Sky Unconquered

The Seventh Turn has closed. In East Court, Dema is back to small things. A local crew has built a frame from her drawing. It can carry a basket across the court, and the person standing beside it has the right to stop it.

Voss offers regular deliveries, spare parts and wages people can count on. His network will tie sixteen anchors together. Once it takes the full load, a district that wants out will have to wait for a coordinated shutdown. The keys will sit in a central office. The date is already on the schedule.