Story so far
Rhonna reels at the news that Pax and Electra have been stolen and Atalantia's fleet is coming—'No. It's bullshit. Virginia would have protected him.' In the aftermath, as Darrow chooses his army over his son and Sevro breaks away to take the Nessus home, Rhonna stays with her uncle, boarding the Ash Lord's captured shuttle alongside Alexandar, Colloway, Tongueless, and Thraxa to sail toward the war on Mercury. The stowaway who began the book hidden aboard ends it one of the few still at the Reaper's side as he turns, hollow and enraged, back toward the fight.
Appearance
A young Red woman, Darrow's niece, in battered crew gear; shaken but steadfast at her uncle's side.
Role
Darrow's niece; the stowaway turned gunner who stays with the Reaper as he sails from Venus toward war.
Relationships
Darrow — Her uncle, at whose side she remains as he forsakes his son and sails to Mercury.
Sevro — The Howler who breaks from Darrow and takes the Nessus home as she stays behind.
Pax — Her cousin, whose kidnapping she refuses at first to believe.
Sources — 7 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 15
- Darrow's headstrong young Red niece and lancer, eager to prove herself the equal of highborn Golds.
Chapter 26
- Darrow's headstrong Red niece and young lancer, bitter at being benched on the trawler while others raid Deepgrave.
Chapter 29
- Darrow's headstrong Red niece, a trained mech-pilot benched and sent home, embittered at proving her doubters right.
Chapter 33
- Darrow's headstrong Red niece, who defies her benching by stowing away on the Nessus to earn her place at war.
Chapter 44
- Darrow's stowaway Red niece, learning the arithmetic of war and earning his fresh respect for seeing him clearly.
Chapter 52
- Darrow's niece, promoted to gunner aboard the Nessus, whose covering fire saves the Howlers from a minefield in the fortress assault.
Chapter 64
- Darrow's niece, who refuses to believe Pax was taken and stays at her uncle's side as he sails from Venus to war.