To the accompaniment of the “male enchanter” music (featuring a muted solo trumpet and swooping strings and formerly associated with Nicholas Blair),
Interesting cultural detail, thanks DL....
I miss Evan and Judith. Perhaps Evan is spending his time hiding under his desk, and Judith is carving a key out of a bar of soap... Quentin outs Kitty in the throes of Petofi-possession, about her gold-diggery, then forgets; Kitty knows not to remind him...
I think the bit with Q and Petofi at the Lair is interesting... the part about vision. [spoiler]I think Petofi can't cure his own physical problems with his own Hand, but can do so for other people. So as the switch continues to start, Quentin develops Petofi's bad eyesight... so Petofi uses the Hand to cure Quentin (future host body), thus ensuring that his own bad sight will not travel with his astral self to Q's body, when the switch is completed. Perhaps Petofi's blurred vision is not purely physical, as yours or mine would be. Perhaps it has a spiritual component, the result of a spell or encounter with a supernatural personage, gone wrong.[/spoiler]
Petofi starts a rather forceful and dramatic summoning of the powers out there in the ether with whom he has influence, to implement a rather big step in the plan. End.
I'm very, very glad you enjoy these, DL. I realize now what a big part in my limited life the writing of these blurbs of mine plays, now. Thanks for your posts, too.