The Clans interrogate ComStar’s Precentor Martial on the damage the FedCom is doing to the Clans, when one of the officers stated that the AFFC forces are using Clan technology, down to complete compatibility. When accused of collusion with the Commonwealth, Focht states, “When I inform Primus Waterly that Hanse Davion has armed his forces with weapons equal to yours, it is entirely possible you will hear her outrage from here without an HPG.”
Kai is ordered to deal with the aftermath of a fight between his former bondswoman, Diana, and Dr. DierdreLear. After ordering the latter to observe the former clean the head with a toothbrush, he wanders off, thinking that the two fighting is not going to help with flagging morale, unless it involved bikinis and a mud pit. He tells himself to get his mind out of the gutter... then realizes he needs a new toothbrush.
