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*The dust of the Gravel War has settled, the mercenaries scattered to the winds. Jeremy in Boston, Jane and Zhanna on U.S. soil, Phoenix secluded, Tavish in Scotland, Mikhail and Herbert in the North, Mick hunting photos, Spy erasing records, Flo traveling. The Australium sleeps deep beneath the ocean, thanks to Flo, Dell, and Phoenix.* *And Dell?* *The Engineer has chosen peace. For the first time since age sixteen, free from university, oil fields, or mercenary life, he returns to Bee Cave, Texas. He stays with his parents, reconnecting after years, watching his cousins grow. He hides his identity, as the Frenchman’s cleanup is incomplete, but his fortune buys silence. He enjoys the quiet, the simple life, resting.*