This is the next actual, factual, in-context section of the Arc of the Wolf. That means it's massively unfinished, of course. It picks up about a year and a half after True Bearings ends, and if that was an era of light and warmth, then this is where all of the good things our heroes learned there is put to the test. A lot of it's grim, though hopefully not all of it. Bear with me; writing this kind of thing isn't easy and takes a long time to pull off. If you'd rather wait to read this on Ad Astra, you can; I won't be offended.
"Below forty south there is no law..."
- sailor's proverb
- sailor's proverb