Summary

In Four, "Thessaly, Land of Magic," the next folio of Diogenes's text, Aethon arrives in Thessaly, visits an inn, and asks the innkeeper's maid where he can find "a powerful witch" (107). She says the innkeeper's wife has "equipment for the practice of magic," and she might have what he wants (107).

In "The Argos: Mission Years 55 - 58," four-year-old Konstance lives in the Argos's Compartment 17 with Mother and Father. One day, Konstance notices an ant "climbing the wall" (111). When Konstance tells Mother, Mother reports the story to Sybil, who insists that Konstance cannot tell "the difference between fantasy and reality" (111).

Over the years, Konstance attends school on the Argos. She learns about Beta Oph2, the planet to which the Argos is headed. Though the adults insist that those on board are "the lucky ones," they seem depressed (113). Konstance and the children learn about the...