Location:Seven Peaks — Deep Chamber and below
Date/Time:TC1856.12.11
They set it for the eleventh because the eleventh was the first day Mira would sign off on Raven's arm, and because Emrys Dunmore's ribs needed a fortnight, and because a great deal of the war had turned out to run on the healing rate of ordinary bodies.
The deep chamber had been rebuilt around the problem. Silas had put a formation ring three meters across into the floor and had been rude about it for nine days, on the grounds that he was being asked to build a doorframe without being told the size of the door. Marcus had two relay banks and nine people. Mira had a station against the north wall with everything she owned in it, and had said, when asked what she expected to be treating, that she had no idea and that this was the first time in her career she had packed for no idea.
Elian sat inside the ring with his palms flat on the granite.
