Toshi’s been writing a (completely unpublished) detective series set during the Withering at a refugee camp, for years. His 7th book, Maya Shore: Wither Without You, is turning out to be a hopeless slog, just like the news.  

…And now a few words from LEO Logan Pierce on the topic of priorities.

Rampant, nagging worry has Toshi tempted to reopen parts of his past he’s locked away.  

Given a choice between razor wire and waiting in line, Markesha will take the razor wire any day.  

Now that Markesha has snuck into the Compound, there’s the small matter of finding the delivery recipient.  

Orson is running into some problems getting a new recruit from the Razors.  

Toro drives a hard bargain, and leaves Orson in an uncomfortable spot.

Markesha’s found the drop off for the black bag delivery and coincidentally, her would-be client from earlier.