The Loyal Left Hand (short story)
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The Loyal Left Hand was the second story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Nobody's Children. It was written by Jonathan Blum.
This story was notable for heavily expanding on the history of both Draconia and the Draconians, who first appeared in Frontier in Space, and the newly introduced idea that the Draconian women were the true power behind the species proved to retroactively change the perspective of their previous appearances. Some of the concepts first introduced in this story were later expanded upon in Cold Blooded War! by regular Bernice Summerfield contributor Gary Russell.
Summary
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Characters
- Bernice Summerfield
- Lwpha
- Isaac Summerfield II
- Adrian Wall
- Peter Summerfield
- Mahalia
- Jason Kane
- Werther
- Kothar
- Ithva Kothar
- Sharintha Kothar
- Mim (Korenthai/Salthmanika)
- Joseph
- Lashenkavaar
- Draconian driver
- Draconian receptionist
- Marthaleka
- Riskilvar
- Rathklin
- Misilvar
- Riskyva
References
- Isaac reads from the Mim Book of the Unshiftable.
- Benny's Mood music is designed to pick up on the telepathic atmosphere and filter her playlist accordingly. She listens to Charles Mingus and Michael Stipe, Jason was able to manipulate the mood filter to play the chorus of I Should Be So Lucky. Later the music plays Bellinood's Pur ti miro and Benny considers trying to change it to Brahms' lullaby.
- Benny mentions Dr Skilx'vran and Dr Vreeaaa, and Draconians Mullyns, Bilalis and Kissinger.
- Ithva orders Craxatonian chardonnay.
- A Draconian won Best Actress at the Galactacadmey awards.
- Benny mentions the news outlet Freeworld Weekly News.
- Benny compares Ithva to Livia the Tattooed Lady.
- Vrakiya All-Knowing was a former Draconian Empress.
- Ithva invites Benny and Peter to a Nikhol Vakarshta retreat on Montavadros. They visit the city of Nishkala before heading to the camp in the Tembleth desert.
- Benny mentions the Deep Galleries
- Peter's friends on the Collection were Maeve Kitishvaris, Zack, |Maxx and |Wajiwaj.
- The Draconian driver's son is called Meshkinkla.
- A Draconian artist Marthaleka once went to Postine 5 and drew sketches of the Lord High Generalissimo. Due to the comedic depiction the General's attempted coup collapsed as he lost respect.
- Benny encounters mothroaches.
Notes
- Lwpha was previously stated to be asexual and without gender throughout All Mimsy Were the Borogroves. However, this story repeatedly identifies the character as male.
Continuity
- Benny scatters Lwpha's remains following their death. (PROSE: All Mimsy Were the Borogroves)
- Benny recalls her kiss with Bev Tarrant. (AUDIO: Summer of Love)
- Benny says that her misreadings of body language cost a girl from the Quire her sanity, (PROSE: Future Relations) that people she had righteously hated since her youth turned out not to have betrayed her after all (PROSE: The Soul's Prism) and people she had relied on revealed themselves as monsters. (AUDIO: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Crystal of Cantus)
