Last time we were in Kingsboro, Austin had left his wife and gone out to meet Pol for a night on the town. Anson, sick with sorrow for his dying father, looks to drown his sorrows. Now we will see what happens.
In the aftermath of the day's debacle, everyone settles down as best they can, Sheridan thinks of new career opportunities, and the first part of our story comes to a close.
Finally the suggestion that will change the Strausses forever is made, and Kris, Jim, and Marabeth, with help from the their friends make the experiment of a lifetime. Meanwhile, Nathan's journal reveals a great horror.
Marabeth continues to read her father's journal and learns more than she wished to know. Once again, in a gentler form, we meet Peter's aunt, Mary Anne
Anson and Cedd are surprised by their father and Ash is surprised by nothing at all. Meanwhile, in the village of Nine Forks, Myrne learns about Wolf and Wolf learns not to tell lies.
We come into contact with Lord Austin again, and a feast at the palace is interrupted. I wohuld just like to say, everything begins to italicize at the end, and I don't know why, or how to stop it. It means nothing regarding the story.
Pol sees a day--or at least morning--in the life of Prince Anson while, at Purplekirk, Abbot Merill receives a fateful letter and passes news on to a secret friend.
While the Babcocks are traveling to Pennsylvania for the holiday, Layla and Will have a heart to heart while Robin sits down and talks to Chay and Sheridan about the deeply personal.
It's been a long strange week and not just because of this time of year. At last we come back to what I thought we would have come back to days ago, another installment of The Blood. We resume with Dan Rawlinson and Myron Keller, but quickly move onto our other friends.
As another exciting chapter of Rossford pops up in the place it's supposed to, we find our friends getting ready for Thanksgiving and Layla's wedding. Brendan is out of sorts and Will is out of patience.
On a road, two sisters who would rather not meet are forced to converse, and in the Kingsboro. Pol deals with just what it means to keep company with nobles.
As the first section of our new Rossford adventure ends, Fenn Houghton comes to the rescue of his son, Dylan and shows that effective fathers are nothing to be fucked with.