Part One, Discontinuity: Chapters 7- 9 Summary

Bisesa tries to not be nervous. They are searched and then questioned by Captain Grove. Lacking are any signs of motor vehicles, radio antennas or satellite dishes. Abdikadir tells Bisesa he believes they are in Jamrud though all the books show are the fort's ruins. He surmises they are in the 1890's. Grove is able to come to grips with it to a degree, helped along by the capture of Seeker and Grasper. Bisesa and Abdikadir are amazed and the theory of a "time slip" seems to be supported.

Musa, Koyla and Sable are worried. After calling earth without response, Musa suggests they return to their training, checking everything from orbit revolutions to air quality, but the situation is explosive as tensions are high. The Soyuz circles the earth, and Kolya looks down for any...