Chapter 6
From Home Is Where I Want To Be
- Neyu is again alone
- Captain of transport ship is perfunctory with her (maybe Pertaman)
- Meets other travellers
- Some are leaving to make money (profiteering?)
- Some are leaving to make life in "independent states" (what does this mean?)
- Some try to get Neyu as a native Vaasith to help them out when they arrive in Jutkara
- This kind of opportunism is deeply alarming to Neyu
- Some try to take advantage of Neyu (theft, other things)
- Meets AWOL member of Vaasith military
- AWOL soldier shocks Neyu
- Soldier scornful of clueless Neyu
- Neyu asks if he knows about Samsithi
- Soldier scoffs -- military is a very big place
- Neyu takes the high road and offers him some of her food
- Generosity shames him and he begins to behave better
- Doesn't know of sister directly; gives Neyu information to help her track Samsithi (military branches, divisions, postings, etc)
- Neyu asks about how war is going
- Soldier is honest but sketchy about info; the news is not good