SharkHunter wrote:Okay, so we know that Cachat and Palane are in Mesa at the end of Cauldron of Ghosts. and Zilwicki is not. Add Kevin Usher as the other Republic of Haven's furry tactics genius, that the system where the planet of Torch lies is big enough to have a planet with an ecosphere AND a wormhole terminus (An F- or G-star, if other threads are correct), the SEM approach to sysem uplift, the existence of Bolthole, etc., and of course the fact that the rest of the Honorverse sans the enemies (MAlign and SL) have a moral stake in the survival of Torch. Kevin's obviously got a HUGE investment in seeing the destruction of genetic slavery throughout the galaxy.
Well, we know that Anton and Kevin had time to meet during his stay in Haven when Victor and he provided the bombshell that ended the Haven-Manticore war. And we don't know if he is still in the Manticore system when Anton returns at the end of Cualdron of Ghosts (he is, after all, head of the Havenite police and has a few other duties to worry about).
I concur that Kevin, like most Havenites, has no love of genetic (or any other type of) slavery, but he's got his 'number one troubleshooter' and a man he trusts impicity on it, so he can worry about other things...like the fate of the galaxy and the RH.
Given the opportunity to get Kevin and Anton together briefly for a confab... [and for Ginny Usher and Cathy M. to get some not-quite-safe-for-prime-time moments on-stage

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OH, I would pay real money if RFC could pull off a reason for Ginny and Cathy to do something...anything as a team.
You would need to redefine the word awesome after that.
And throw in Momma Harrington....
