The Loyal Left Hand (short story)

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 Draconian mythology and first introduced the idea that the Draconian women were the true power behind the species. These themes were later expanded upon by regular Bernice Summerfield contributor Gary Russell in Cold Blooded War!.

Summary
Still in the midst of political talks surrounding the Mim borogoves following Lwpha's assassination, Bernice Summerfield agrees to accompany Ithva Kothar on a traditional Draconian retreat to prove her worth as the Mim's appointed guardian.

Plot
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Characters

 * Bernice Summerfield
 * Lwpha
 * Isaac Summerfield II
 * Adrian Wall
 * Peter Summerfield
 * Mahalia
 * Jason Kane
 * Werther
 * Kothar
 * Ithva Kothar
 * Sharintha Kothar
 * George (Korenthai/Salthmanika)
 * Joseph
 * Lashenkavaar
 * Draconian driver
 * Draconian receptionist
 * Marthaleka
 * Riskilvar
 * Rathklin
 * Misilvar
 * Riskyva

Continuity

 * Benny scatters Lwpha's remains following their death. (PROSE: All Mimsy Were the Borogoves)
 * 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)