Motif · Book 8, A Parade of Horribles

Already married

'Oh, I wish you weren't already married,' says Eris, All Knowing; Carl has no idea. Quasar, at the end: Donut's lawyer, Princess Chandra, Esquire — 'She's your new wife.'

Segment appearances

• Chapter 1 — Chandra; the garage
• Chapter 10 — Carl's boxes; Rishi's junk
• Chapter 88 — Interlude: Quasar; the eleventh floor — twenty-three crawlers; Chaco's parade

Progression

Eris's line in book 7 that Carl is already married reads, after the fact, as Widow's Rights: Princess Chandra is Carl's wife in Naga law (ch. 1). She puts a contract on Quasar's family, tries to accept a deal on Donut's behalf, and keeps filing while the marriage certificate goes to a hearing (ch. 88).