Melpomenia - Away from Solaria Summary

As the Far Star makes it way from Solaria, Trevize realizes that Bliss has brought Fallom aboard. Pelorat suggests that Bliss's reason for saving the child was guilt for having taken the life of the parent. Pelorat and Bliss say that the child would have been killed, making it necessary to save it. Trevize argues that the child belonged on that planet and should never have been removed. Trevize decides to take a nap and then to head for the next planet on their list.

When Trevize gets out of the shower, Fallom is pointing at his penis and announces that Bliss said for Trevize to wash the child. When Trevize confronts Bliss about it, she says that she thought it important for all the adults to bond with the child. Trevize says Bliss brought...