On the other hand, he might never have left the Yllandu; that choice had come about as a result of the things he’d chosen, or been obliged, to do during his time as an Unspeakable. Had that turned out differently, perhaps he might never have left; he might still be crooked and thieving, a stain upon the world.
The others were engaged in similar reflections, he judged, for the repository was quiet, and their faces were thoughtful. Without Serena, of course, his team wouldn’t even exist, and she was here because of the actions of Thomaso Carterett. Her team was a refuge, for Teyo and Egg and Iya. Even for Fabian, whether he realised it or not. A new idea entered Teyo’s brain at that thought: deplorable as Carterett Senior’s actions may have been, were the consequences wholly bad? If he coul
