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  1. Other titles by Anne McCaffreyPublished by Ballantine Books:
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. PROLOGUE
  9. At a Gather—6.15.30
  10. Part 1
  11. Turnover at Landing—1.1.31 Present Pass Aivas—Aivas Adjusted Turn 2553
  12. Benden Weyr—1.1.31
  13. Southern Hold—1.1.31
  14. Healer Hall—1.1.31
  15. Back at Landing—1.2.31
  16. Fort Hold—late night—1.1.31
  17. Fort Hold Runner Station—1.2.31
  18. Keroon Printer Hall—1.3.31
  19. Benden Weyr—midday—1.3.31
  20. Monaco Bay Weyr—five days later—1.8.31
  21. Part 2
  22. Ruatha Hold—local time 12:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  23. Telgar Weyr—local time 4:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  24. Benden Weyr—local time 6:04 in the morning—1.9.31
  25. Harper Hall—local time 1:00 in the morning—1.9.31
  26. Landing—local time 10:12 mid-morning—1.9.31
  27. In the Conference Room at Landing—1.9.31
  28. Monaco Weyr—10:22 in the morning—Timing it
  29. In the Conference Room at Landing—local time 1:10–1.9.31
  30. Sunrise Cliff Seahold—timed-back
  31. In the Conference Room—local time 2:12 at Landing—1.9.31
  32. Back at Landing—local time—3:40
  33. Harper Hall—5:00 in the morning, and Southern Hold—2:00 in the morning–1.9.31
  34. Landing—late afternoon—1.9.31
  35. Same time at Keroon Printer Hall—local time 11:15—1.9.31
  36. Later, on an unusually bright evening at Landing, Sunrise Cliff, and Honshu Hold—1.9.31
  37. Part 3
  38. Honshu—1.10.31
  39. Circle Runner Station—1.18.31
  40. Harper Hall
  41. Benden Weyr—
  42. Benini Hold—east Monaco and Honshu—1.20.31
  43. Harper Hall—1.28.31
  44. Honshu Hold—2.1.31
  45. Fort Hold—2.13.31
  46. Printer Hall at Wide Bay—same night
  47. Honshu Hold—2.9.31
  48. Night at Wide Bay—2.9.31
  49. Ruatha Hold—late evening—2.9.31
  50. Core Hold—two days before Council Meeting—2.26.31
  51. Part 4
  52. Honshu Weyrhold—2.26–27.31
  53. Council Meeting at Telgar Hold—3.1.31
  54. Honshu Weyrhold—3.01.31
  55. Interim at Benden and elsewhere
  56. Honshu Weyrhold—time passing slowly
  57. Landing—3.21.31
  58. Honshu Weyrhold—3.21.31
  59. Southern Hold—3.23.31
  60. Honshu Weyrhold—3.27.31
  61. Benden Weyr—3.27.31
  62. Cove Hold—same day, same approximate time
  63. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Groghe gestured to include those present. “Masters, Weyrleaders, and Lord Holders. Adequate judges. The vandals were caught in the act. Plenty of people saw what they did. Destroyed valuable property, depriving others of medicines and services. And not just in Fort.” He waved an encompassing arm. He focused narrowed eyes on the irresolute Healer. “Ordinarily, I’d send them to the mines. However, the notion of being exiled might make others think twice. I wouldn’t want anyone to think the healer halls can be attacked with impunity. Right, Master Crivellan?”

“Yes,” the man admitted hesitantly. “It will be hard enough to replace what was spoiled and broken today. Though stopping that sort of travesty,” he added, pointing to the pamphlet, “is even more important!”

“I thought you’d see it our way,” Groghe said. “We’ll proceed accordingly.”

Sebell rose. “I shall have many messages for Kimi.”

“Meer and Talla can help if you wish,” Sharra offered.

“Tris, too,” N’ton said. He got to his feet, stretching stiffly.

“You know, exile is a just punishment for them,” Lessa remarked. “They can’t escape it or each other. Don’t make it a large island, will you, N’ton.” She took F’lar’s hand to get to her feet and retrieved her heavy fur-lined riding jacket from the back of her chair. “We shall all keep our ears and eyes open during Fall two days from now.”

“How soon can you get any information from the Runners, Haligon?” F’lar asked.

Haligon shrugged. “They’ve first to spread the word. When I explained the matter to Torlo at the Fort Station, he wrote messages for every pouch being forwarded.”

“Pern has relied on the Runners for much,” F’lar stated.

“It always will,” Lessa added on her way to the door.

Sharra wondered if she was the only one to see Haligon’s delighted reaction to Lessa’s reassurance. She was as eager to get home as Lessa. It had been a very long and trying day.

“We’ll sort this out,” Groghe said at his heartiest. “Thank you one and all for assistance in this vexing matter. Let’s hope the new Turn improves from here on out!”

“I’ll second that!” Jaxom replied fervently.

Fort Hold Runner Station—1.2.31

“We’ve no word from Crom yet,” Torlo said the moment Haligon walked into the Runner Station. Torlo had just finished dispatching the day’s runners, laden with Crafthall messages, resulting from a very busy Turnover. “Hard frost makes a hard trace.”

“Weyr, Hold, and Hall are indebted to you, Torlo,” Haligon said courteously, wondering now why he had proffered services last night that he might not be able to secure. Runners had unassailable ethics.