Delusions Of Grandeur The Truce At Bakura Ch. 16-21
May 25, 2023
In this thrilling conclusion, Luke teams up with Dev to confront the sinister Ssi-ruuk. Han and Leia's misadventures in malfunctioning repulsor chairs add humor to the chaos. A hilarious but unfortunate bureaucrat faces a punishment more cruel than fate: being tethered to Threepio for an entire day. The 132-year-old hacker Eppie leads a clever uprising with R2D2 and her aide. Tension rises as Luke battles parasitic foes, while Dev confronts his morality in a heart-wrenching act of redemption. The galaxy's future hangs in a delicate balance!
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Injury Drives Real Stakes
- The Skywalker twins navigate political and physical consequences across Bakura while injured and exhausted.
- Kathy Tyers uses bodily injury to plausibly drive plot stakes and character vulnerability.
Consequences Make Fights Matter
- The books treats combat as consequential: characters get realistically hurt and impaired.
- That sustained physical toll changes tactics and outcomes in ways that feel earned.
The Repulsor Chair Payoff
- Leia hacks a repulsor chair to float to the ceiling and escape through the attic.
- The repulsor chair turns into a long-running Chekhov gag that pays off in the rescue.
