Fic Update: Never Look Back (25/32)

I've been fighting with this chapter for months, trying to keep all the threads of the story straight; but I'm finally just calling it. If I have to make corrections later, so be it! Part of the concluding scene was inspired by a recent popular movie. Also, the oath in this chapter is borrowed from S.M. Stirling's Change series, because it struck me just right for the purpose. 2800 words this bit.

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Die is Cast

(Chapter also posted at the AO3.)