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In which I remember, oh hey, it’s Tuesday morning and I have no commentary. So let’s do it.

I had a draft of this chapter that was about two years old. That is to say, this section of the story existed before things like continuity and the final crew list of the Rose existed at all. As I went to revise what I had, I ran into several large paragraphs of obsolete sections, things that made sense before I had finalized the story. For example, the escort, referred to as “the bounty hunter,” for some reason, attacked and disabled the Rose, and took Toby from there. That doesn’t make sense now, so I tore the section down, and rewrote it from scratch. The “councilors” are new in name only.

There was also a long section about Toby missing his room, another callback to a section that doesn’t now exist. Again, tossed out.

The other thing that changed was where the Firebrand rested. Originally, and this is so silly, inside a hollowed-out volcano. Seriously. They had a lock to get people up and everything. As cool as their setup was, it had to change. I’m sure you’ll agree a nice, quiet deserted island was a better choice for a harbor.

The last thing: The red diamond on the side of the Firebrand, a symbol that it’s a hospital ship, is something of a real thing. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent chose a religiously-neutral symbol in areas where neither the red cross nor the red crescent would do. On Ta Ante, this is their equivalent of the Red Cross. This is the symbol people associate with first aid and first response after disasters, and hospitals, of course.

Well, there we go. As always, feel free to ask any questions you have, or leave any comments you wish to share.

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