The fourth mission with the kind-hearted mercenary Esper Richelieu.
Format: Audio
Length: 5 hours, 8 minutes
Publication year: 2018
Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
Esper and Kubu are returning to Rigel IV and the bordello where Esper is an enforcer and Kubu works in the daycare. However, first they are denied landing even though Esper has paid for it and then the Madame screams at them to get out and that scary people have come looking for them. Esper realizes that the Convocation, the wizards' police, has found her. She and Kubu try to flee but two Convocation wizards together with a local police lieutenant are gunning for them.
The Convocation side plot comes to a head in this story. I was quite surprised because I didn't expect it to be this soon. However, the ending is very interesting and changes Esper's status quo. Her missions will be much tougher after this. I was a bit surprised that the wizards were so clueless about technology. Esper knows how to use tech, she just doesn't want to.
Kubu learns a great new skill which I also didn't expect. His POV is very endearing.
In addition to the POVs of Esper and Kubu, the police officer and the wizards also have their POVs. However, we don't really get closure for those three POVs.
This was a fast-pace adventure where the plot twists come quickly and I didn't know how the bigger twists were going to be resolved. I'm already listening to the next adventure.
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