[Discussion 6/7] Bonus Book || Dark Age by Pierce Brown || Ch. 61-72

Ch 61 - Darrow
Alexander, Lysander, the Fear Knight and several other are now with Darrow. Alexander undergoes surgery for his wounds. Atlas is interrogated by Darrow who shows his disdain for him. Lysander is using his alias, Cato, and is interrogated by Darrow's team, and seems to pass their tests.

Ch. 62 - Lysander - The Warlord and the Libertine
Lysander reveals to us that he has been trained to fool lie detection methods, and he's very good at it. Darrow comes to visit him and agrees to release him to the Master Maker under the condition that he stays on his estate and submits to inspections.

Ch. 63 - Darrow - Unremarkable
Darrow still has his doubts over trusting Cato, and the Master Maker, Glirastes. He orders continued surveillance of them to make sure they don't betray Darrow.

CH. 64 - Lysander - To Master a Maker
Lysander lies to Glirastes about being in his hometown when the flood came, and manipulates him further through their interaction to turn get Glirastes to align with himself. The servants at the estate acknowledge and pledge allegiance to Lysander.

Ch. 65 - Lyria - Ulysses
Lyria, Victra, and Volga arrive at a settlement and impose themselves onto a household during a storm. Victra is in labor and delivers the baby boy, Ulysses, in the home that night. They prepare to send word to Victra's allies so that they can be rescued.

Ch. 66 - Lyria - The Julii's Bill
Volga leaves to send a message to Victra's men. While Volga is away, Red Hand attacks the house. Victra flees with Ulysses, Lyria stays momentarily to try to help the dying residents, but soon follows. Lyria cannot catch Victra, but soon finds evidence of Victra being captured, and her dead baby boy nailed to a tree.

Ch. 67 - Lyria - Numb
Lyria takes some shelter as things calm down around her. She makes it back to the rubble of the house that she was in and finds the black orb that Volga had taken from Figment. She starts to realize that she can communicate with the technological parasite in her head, but it also states that it is in need of repair. Finally, she comes up with a plan for the Red Hand to "capture" her by making her look like a desirable "wife" that they will want to steal.

Ch 68 - Lyria - Shhh
Lyria is locked up with about 20 other girls as they wait to be chosen as wives. She convinces most of them to go along with a plan she has to kill the men and get free. Before the men come in to choose their wives, Harmony shows up and gives a speech about how lucky they are to be chosen to bear children of these men.

Ch. 69 - Lyria - The Child Wives
The men of the Red Hand pick out their wives, and Lyria is taken by a man named Duncan. All the women/girls have been drugged, but Lyria still manages to manipulate her husband into showing her where Volga is imprisoned. When returning to their home, she cracks the deadly tooth she has and spits acid onto Duncan (she is immune due to it being calibrated to her DNA), she makes him tell her where Victra is being held, then lets him die. She grabs a gun to leave and finds one of the girls betrayed her and there are 6 Red Hands waiting for her as soon as she leaves the house.

Ch. 70 - Lyria - Thunder Bottle
Chaos erupts as the other girls are unleashing their acid attacks on their husbands. One of the other girls, Freckles, comes to help Lyria escape her situation. They make their way to Harmony's quarters and prepare to send a broadcast for help.

Chapter 71 - Ephraim - From the Static
Ephraim, Electra, and Pax receive Lyria's message, though it is weak. They want to go help, but need reinforcements, they decide that their best first action is to boost her signal to get further reaching help.

Chapter 72 - Lyria - One Last Tooth
Lyria purposely gets herself caught and her plan works in that she ends up in the same cell as Victra. Harmony comes to confront them, but Victra catches on to what is happening and Lyria uses her last acid tooth to free Victra from her chains. Victra explodes into action as the Red Hand scatters and dies. Harmony gets away, bt they see that Volga is leading a revolt down below and they move towards her.