Jack may be right, but it still makes Harry feel like a traitor to prefer the Tranquility to Britain. Recent events aside, in many ways, it's been a lot quieter and less dangerous than he's used to. Sure, there are manticores and space pirates, but it's an impersonal threat.

"I want to do the right thing. I don't want to be a disappointment, and part of that is putting all the war behind me, getting out of the papers and praying they never pick up on me again, and making sure there's someone else to take on the family name. There's such a big deal about not being the end of the line, you know?"