Pawn, Book 3 of The Turner Chronicles

Aaron boards ship, the Little Lady, settles in with the crew. and is treated to a tall tale spun by Crusty Bill. Days later, during a blow which has him leaning over the ship's rail, he takes a spill and is injured. Without knowing the consequences, the crew remove the pouch containing Aaron's Talent Stone from around Aaron's neck. The Stone is ruined and Aaron is stuck.

Aaron takes Autumn out to see her very first play. When leaving the theater, they discover their runabouts have been stolen. It takes longer then normal to find a cab and when they do the driver refuses to transport Aaron. Later, after teleporting to the Nightman's Arms, Aaron gets in a poker game with Fitzbeth and Hardesty, the captain of the ship he will be traveling on. Back in Jutland, Patton agrees to remain with Autumn as her protector. He insists Aaron has one more lesson in self defence. Missy, Patton, and Aaron hit the mats where Aaron gets the crap kicked out of him by Missy due to his hesitation to fight a woman. Disgusted, Missy chases Patton away, strips to her waist to distract Aarn, then kicks him around the mat until Aaron has to fight back. During the struggle the make-up Aaron uses to hide the mark of Heralda's kiss is smudged. Missy is intrigued and askes if he is the Chosen one Heralda has mentioned in her sermons. Aaron lies.

While grilling Amel Bearden of the First Nation Bank about his missing funds, Missy Bayne and Jeffries arrive, demanding to see those same racords. Aaron moves on to his factory, giving orders to help set things right. Back at the manor it becomes even more apparent Missy holds a very personal grudge. We then take a trip to Nefra where Maldane, Nefra's tyrant, has a very pointed conversation about the Aaron Turner and Helmet Klein problem. Shifting over to the Flintlow household, where Amel Bearden resides, we get to see exactly how disfunctional disfunctual can become.

After digging up some money Aaron begins his physical training with his bodyguard, during which time the mystery of who broke into his apartment and spiked his wine is explained. After hearing bad news concerning Last Chance, the home of his heart, he once again drinks too much. Back in Jutland, Aaron uses one of his factory's runabouts to chase down a new bank where he can deposit the silver he dug up.

In this episode Helmet's body is sent on its way just before Clack voiced his opinion to Aaron, along with a challenge to duel. Zisst falls apart while finally displaying its complete and true nature. Because the Clack issue is very close to Kim's heart, she steps in and takes over, much to everyone's chagrin.