Chapter 6, The Neutronium Alchemist: Conflict Summary

At Valisk, Rubra notices Bonney, one of the possessed, getting close to one of the few remaining living humans in the habitat. He quickly wakes the living man and guides him to safety. He then offers Bonney a better victim: Dariat. Bonney is suspicious, but Rubra convinces her that they both want Dariat dead. After leading Bonney to him, Rubra contacts Dariat to tell him that the possessed are closing in on him. Dariat sees that he is right and accepts Rubra's help to evade Bonney. Rubra then leads Dariat to a room where he meets Tatiana, his dead lover Anastasia's little sister, who is now middle-aged and hiding out from the possessed.

Things are not going well for Al Capone. Voidhawks are hounding his fleet at Arnstadt with guerrilla tactics that have taken the...