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| − | The sixth book of the Emberverse Series begins in August of 2022 in the Wild Lands that had once been [[Illinois]] near the Middle Illinois River. It ends in February of 2023 in the ''nemed'' of Clan Mackenzie after Rudi Mackenzier has taken possession of the Sword. |
+ | The sixth book of the Emberverse Series begins in August of 2022 in the Wild Lands that had once been [[Illinois]] near the Middle Illinois River. It ends in February of 2023 in the ''nemed'' of Clan Mackenzie after Rudi Mackenzier has taken possession of the [[Sword]]. |
== Plot Summary == |
== Plot Summary == |
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| ⚫ | [[File:The Sword of the Lady States.png|thumb|left|The States]][[Rudi Mackenzie]] and [[Edain Aylward]] are in the Wild Lands of [[Illinois]] to regain the wagons of treasure that [[Ingolf Vogeler]] had collected for the Bossman of Iowa and was forced to abandon when he was captured by a [[Seeker]] of the [[Church Universal and Triumphant]]. Rudi and Edain save members of the [[Southside Freedom Fighters]], including their leader, [[Jake sunna Jake]], from an ambush. Jake tells Rudi and Edain that they have freedom of movement in his lands.<ref>Chapter 1</ref> |
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| − | [[File:The Sword of the Lady States.png|thumb|left|The States]] |
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| − | === The Quest === |
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| ⚫ | [[Tiphaine d'Ath]] and [[Conrad Renfrew]] meet with Lady [[Sandra Arminger]] and [[Delia de Stafford]], who is secretly Tiphaine's lover and a covert witch. The four discuss the problem of [[Sethaz]] of the [[Church Universal and Triumphant]] and of [[Martin Thurston]] of the [[United States of Boise]]. After they talk about how useful the legends about [[Rudi Mackenzie]] and his [[Quest]] have been, Sandra worries about the value of her work if her daughter [[Mathilda]] is killed.<ref>Chapter 2</ref> |
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| − | ==== Illinois ==== |
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| ⚫ | [[Rudi Mackenzie]] and [[Edain Aylward]] are in the Wild Lands of [[Illinois]] |
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| + | In [[Des Moines, Iowa]], [[Mathilda Arminger]] and [[Odard Liu]] talk with Kate and Anthony Heasleroad. She realizes that Rudi and the [[Quest]] are the solution to the problem of attacks from the [[Church Universal and Triumphant]]. Mathilda calls Anthony Heasleroad "your Majesty" and is disturbed by the look in his eyes when he hears the words. [[Ingolf Vogeler]] is being held prisoner in Des Moines as a hostage for the safe recovery of the wagons filled with treasure that he and Vogeler's Villains had collected. He is surprised when Edgar Denson, the chief of the Iowa State Police, gives Ingolf his weapons and equipment and sets him free. Denson has decided that all the members of the Quest should move to [[Dubuque]].<ref>Chapter 3</ref> |
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| − | [[Rudi]] explains to Jake that he is on a mission to the east, but that his companions were captured and were being held as hostages until the wagons are brought to Heasleroad in Des Moines. The Freedom Fighters take the Mackenzies to their camp, where Rudi observes approximately one hundred members of the group, including children. Jake explains that that group was originally brought out of Chicago by his fathe, "Jake the sailor man." They settled in Illinois because Iowa refused to allow them across the Mississippi River. Rudi asks for help recovering the wagons and starts teaching the South Side Freedom Fighters new survival tricks. |
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| + | [[Rudi Mackenzie]] and [[Edain Aylward]] teach survival skills to the barely surviving [[Southside Freedom Fighters]] and discuss the future of the Quest. Edain becomes the first to refer to Rudi as the "High King of Montival."<ref>Chapter 4</ref> |
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| − | Rudi realizes that his destiny is to be the king of a land to which he refers as [[Montival]]. |
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| ⚫ | [[Ignatius]] meets with the cardinal archbishop of Des Moines and recounts his vision of the Virgin. [[Mary Havel]], [[Ritva Havel]], [[Frederick Thurston]] and [[Virginia Kane]] are in hiding and hoping to come up with some plan that leads to freedom for the entire [[Quest]] when Ignatius arrives and tells them it is time to move.<ref>Chapter 5</ref> |
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| + | Rudi, Edain and the [[Southsiders]] capture horses from another tribe and prepare to move the abandoned wagons and treasure to Iowa. Letters from the Quest arrive in [[Montival]].<ref>Chapter 6</ref> |
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| − | ==== Iowa ==== |
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| − | At the Bossman's House in [[Des Moines]], [[Iowa]], [[Mathilda Arminger]] talks with Kate and Anthony Heasleroad. Mathilda ponders that the nations on the west coast lack unity in the face of the attacks from by [[Church Universal and Triumphant]] and its client state, the [[United States of Boise]]. She realizes that Rudi and the [[Quest]] are the solution to the problem. The [[Association]] would accept Rudi as High King because he carried the [[Sword]]; in addition, the other states would accept him as the High King because he was ''not'' from the PPA. Kate Heasleroad wonders why some Iowans can not live in peace, which she defines as agreeing with her husband. Mathilda calls Anthony Heasleroad "your Majesty" and is disturbed by the look in his eyes when he hears the words. |
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| ⚫ | [[Rudi]], [[Edain]] and the Southside Freedom Fighters arrive at an Iowa fortress on the east bank of the Mississippi River with the wagons filled with Anthony Heasleroad's treasures. They are all met by a troop of cavalry led by Edgar Denson. To Rudi's relief, [[Ingolf Vogeler]] is also present and armed.<ref>Chapter 7</ref> |
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| − | [[Ingolf Vogeler]], who is being held prisoner in Des Moines as a hostage for the safe recovery of the wagons filled with treasure that he and Vogeler's Villains had collected on the mission to the east coast before being betrayed by Seeker [[Kuttner]], is surprised to see Edgar Denson, the chief of the Iowa State Police. Denson tells Ingolf that Tony Heasleroad believes Ingolf's story about Kuttner. Denson goes on to tell Ingolf that Father [[Ignatius]] entered the local Catholic Cardinal's palace; that [[Odard]] and [[Mathilda]] are busy at court trying to convince Heasleroad and his wife Kate that they should be King and Queen of Iowa; and that [[Frederick Thurston]], [[Virginia Kane]], and [[Mary]] and [[Ritva Havel]] have disappeared somewhere; and that [[Rudi Mackenzie]] and [[Edain Aylward]] are returning with the wagons of treasure. Denson confides that the local agents of the [[Church Universal and Triumphant]] have told Heasleroad that the members of the [[Quest]] should be killed and gives Ingolf his weapons and equipment. Denson has decided that all the members of the Quest should move to [[Dubuque]]. |
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| + | All of the [[Fellowship]] are freed. Rudi fruitlessly tries to convince Anthony Heasleroad that he needs more protection. Seeker [[Dalan]] subverts Edgar Denson and forces him to commit suicide as [[Mary Havel]] and [[Ritva Havel]] watch. Dalan sees them and sends Cutters to kill them.<ref>Chapter 8</ref> |
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| − | ==== Wisconsin ==== |
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| − | The [[Quest]] has expanded. As the party approaches [[Free Republic of Richland|Richland]], [[Wisconsin]] it numbers nearly one hundred people. The originals – minus the treacherous [[Alex Vinton]] – are all present. [[Frederick Thurston]] and [[Virginia Kane]] have joined, as have the entire [[South Side Freedom Fighters]]. [[Ingolf Vogeler]] is unsure about how he will be received by his brother and other relatives. [[Edain Aylward]] tells [[Rudi Mackenzie]] that the area is not home but that it reminds him very much of the [[Willamette Valley]]. Rudi sends [[Ritva Havel|Ritva]] and [[Mary Havel]] on ahead with a letter of introduction from [[Iowa]]; they return safely with a group that includes Ingolf's brother Edward. Edward greets Ingolf and the group. Ingolf apologizes for his attitude when he left Richland; Edward accepts the apology and takes his share of the blame. He offers quarters to the members of the Quest. |
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| + | The [[Quest]], including the [[Southside Freedom Fighters]] arrives in [[Readstown]] and [[Ingolf Vogeler]] is reconciled with his brother [[Edward Vogeler]]. [[Sandra Arminger]] receives a letter from [[Mathilda]] telling her, among other things, that she has sworn allegiance to Rudy as [[Artos]].<ref>Chapter 11</ref> |
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| − | ==== Maine ==== |
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| − | * [[Heidhveig]] |
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| − | * [[Thorlind Williamsdottir]] |
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| − | * [[Bjarni Eriksson]] and [[Harberga Janetsdottir]] |
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| − | * [[Roderic Karlsson]] |
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| − | * [[Thorolf Pierresson]] |
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| − | * [[Olaf Davesson]] |
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| − | * [[Gudrun]] |
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| − | * [[Asgerd Karlsdottir]] |
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| − | * [[Abdou al-Naari]] |
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| − | * [[Jawara]] |
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| − | * [[Thorleif Heidhveigsson]] |
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| + | In the north woods of what was Wisconsin, Seeker [[Dalan]] recruits savage [[Bekwa]] to follow him, Major [[Peter Graber]] and Graber's battalion. The [[Fellowship]] finds refuge but must first kill a bear that attacks without provocation. The Quest engages the [[Cutter]]s in a short battle that theQuest wins by tricking the Cutters into charging across cracked ice on a lake then firing on them with a dart throwing machine. The band loses [[Jake sunna Jake]] and Pierre Walks Quiet.<ref>Chapter 15</ref> |
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The sixth book of the Emberverse Series begins in August of 2022 in the Wild Lands that had once been Illinois near the Middle Illinois River. It ends in February of 2023 in the nemed of Clan Mackenzie after Rudi Mackenzier has taken possession of the Sword.
Plot Summary[]
The States
Rudi Mackenzie and Edain Aylward are in the Wild Lands of Illinois to regain the wagons of treasure that Ingolf Vogeler had collected for the Bossman of Iowa and was forced to abandon when he was captured by a Seeker of the Church Universal and Triumphant. Rudi and Edain save members of the Southside Freedom Fighters, including their leader, Jake sunna Jake, from an ambush. Jake tells Rudi and Edain that they have freedom of movement in his lands.[1]
Tiphaine d'Ath and Conrad Renfrew meet with Lady Sandra Arminger and Delia de Stafford, who is secretly Tiphaine's lover and a covert witch. The four discuss the problem of Sethaz of the Church Universal and Triumphant and of Martin Thurston of the United States of Boise. After they talk about how useful the legends about Rudi Mackenzie and his Quest have been, Sandra worries about the value of her work if her daughter Mathilda is killed.[2]
In Des Moines, Iowa, Mathilda Arminger and Odard Liu talk with Kate and Anthony Heasleroad. She realizes that Rudi and the Quest are the solution to the problem of attacks from the Church Universal and Triumphant. Mathilda calls Anthony Heasleroad "your Majesty" and is disturbed by the look in his eyes when he hears the words. Ingolf Vogeler is being held prisoner in Des Moines as a hostage for the safe recovery of the wagons filled with treasure that he and Vogeler's Villains had collected. He is surprised when Edgar Denson, the chief of the Iowa State Police, gives Ingolf his weapons and equipment and sets him free. Denson has decided that all the members of the Quest should move to Dubuque.[3]
Rudi Mackenzie and Edain Aylward teach survival skills to the barely surviving Southside Freedom Fighters and discuss the future of the Quest. Edain becomes the first to refer to Rudi as the "High King of Montival."[4]
Ignatius meets with the cardinal archbishop of Des Moines and recounts his vision of the Virgin. Mary Havel, Ritva Havel, Frederick Thurston and Virginia Kane are in hiding and hoping to come up with some plan that leads to freedom for the entire Quest when Ignatius arrives and tells them it is time to move.[5]
Rudi, Edain and the Southsiders capture horses from another tribe and prepare to move the abandoned wagons and treasure to Iowa. Letters from the Quest arrive in Montival.[6]
Rudi, Edain and the Southside Freedom Fighters arrive at an Iowa fortress on the east bank of the Mississippi River with the wagons filled with Anthony Heasleroad's treasures. They are all met by a troop of cavalry led by Edgar Denson. To Rudi's relief, Ingolf Vogeler is also present and armed.[7]
All of the Fellowship are freed. Rudi fruitlessly tries to convince Anthony Heasleroad that he needs more protection. Seeker Dalan subverts Edgar Denson and forces him to commit suicide as Mary Havel and Ritva Havel watch. Dalan sees them and sends Cutters to kill them.[8]
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The Quest, including the Southside Freedom Fighters arrives in Readstown and Ingolf Vogeler is reconciled with his brother Edward Vogeler. Sandra Arminger receives a letter from Mathilda telling her, among other things, that she has sworn allegiance to Rudy as Artos.[9]
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In the north woods of what was Wisconsin, Seeker Dalan recruits savage Bekwa to follow him, Major Peter Graber and Graber's battalion. The Fellowship finds refuge but must first kill a bear that attacks without provocation. The Quest engages the Cutters in a short battle that theQuest wins by tricking the Cutters into charging across cracked ice on a lake then firing on them with a dart throwing machine. The band loses Jake sunna Jake and Pierre Walks Quiet.[10]