RSURS - Section 4: Chapter 6: Balance of Trades - Chapter 7: Casting Loose

[Rob, Mayor of Ghost Town]

Section 4

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[Rob, Mayor of Ghost Town]

Things are finally starting to pick up. While I could stand to participate a little less in the sailing lessons, I enjoyed reading about them learning.

The near poisoning is intriguing. They sure know how to make enemies apparently.

[Rob, Mayor of Ghost Town]

Grr. My post got lost. Short version: go!

Cat thing is interesting. I wonder if that's made up or based in fact.

Their safety net is gone now that Caldris is dead. Locke should have remembered the cats! I wonder if someone killed him or if he just worked himself to death. Seems awfully suspicious.

After setting up the Bastards by killing the prison guards, I really think Merrain's secret employers are the same ones that have been trying to kill them.

[Hanne]

i like what scott lynch is doing here!

first the play on traditional superstitions. women on board, and cats bring luck. i like that.

i've also started to really like merrain, it's a shame she didn't go with the red messenger. that could have been fun!

what also struck me: remember the prologue with 'Jerome' turning on Locke? it really could be a ploy. when visiting Requin, Locke makes it really clear that Jerome isn't in on all of this and that he is really betraying Jerome.
so i still have my money on it being all part of the plan

[Rob, Mayor of Ghost Town]

You've started to like her? I liked her before this section, but not anymore.

[Mpauli]

I also like the the play with the superstitions, especially the one with women on board, cause the explanation is so great and right in the face of the usual superstition that women on board would be bad luck.

I also enjoyed Caldris and although I really like the twist with his death, so that Locke and Jean are on their own with a bunch full of sailors and no cats, I'm going to miss him.
I enjoyed the way he told of the strange things he saw at sea. Especially the bit about the underwater city sounded interesting and spoke to my sense of wonder.

[Bill]

I enjoyed the interactions with Caldris. Oh well. I saw it in earlier comments but this installment is really lacking from only having Locke and Jean. Really hope he replaces the twins and Bugg at some point.