Guild of Suffering
Carl's guild, where his friends remain during his memory-world detour and where the Christmas party took place.
Story so far
While Carl sits alone in The Gas Station, everyone he cares about is at the guild. He thinks of the others, all still there, having had their Christmas Party, having spent it with friends and family — and that thought is what makes pressing The Fuse feel like a decision he has no right to make on their behalf.
Donut messages him from there, wanting to know when he is coming back, and Carl promises he will be back soon before he presses Disconnect Containment. The guild functions in this chapter as the concrete stand-in for 'my people' in the question Carl finally uses to decide: which option protects them most.
Role
The home and the people whose survival Carl weighs against revenge.
Relationships
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
- The Butcher's MasqueradeBook 5
- The Eye of the Bedlam BrideBook 6
Sources — 2 recorded facts, by chapter
- The organization led by Hamed the Night Wyrm, now effectively in control of the Desperado Club.
- Carl's guild, where his friends remain during his memory-world detour and where the Christmas party took place.