Part One, The Pheonix, Chapters 11-15: Paging the Goddess, Friendly Advice, Out of the Frying Pan, Espionage and Intrigue, The Navigator Summary

Native drums beat as the High Priestess prepares for her performance. The Sorcerer enters, telling her that Missionary Air's plane is down for a month and there is no way to get the pilot off Truk. The Priestess is angry, but is reassured that alternate arrangements are already in place. Soon enough she will be living in a palace in France.

In chapter 12 Tuck gets a message from Dr. Curtis about the change in travel plans. Tuck heads out to find Jefferson Pardee but before he enters the bar a man stops him and tells him to wait. At the same moment two...