(Spoiler!) What's Next for the Honorverse?(Spoiler Warning!)

PeterZ wrote:

dscott8 wrote:I suspect that the Solly "Ghost Hunters" will hook up with Zilwicki/Cachat to track down the "Other Guys". As a former Quartermaster Officer, I suspect that inquiring into sales of the machine tools and basic supplies needed to build ships could lead to whoever's building spider-drive craft.

At some point, when they locate the Detweilers' secret hideaway, it will be time to call Honor out of her cozy family retirement and ask he if she'd like to kick ass on the people who planned Oyster Bay.

Darius has been around for some time. They could have built their own tools. I agree that finding purchases or shipments that go no where will be a good tactic. It will be like finding needles in a haystack, but still offers a better chance than doing nothing.

As for Honor, She will stay with her children until they get school age. Then she will take over Saganami Island. Working with all those youngsters will do her a world of good, while still shaping the RMN is fundamental ways. I can see her pushing for the admission of Havenite cadets and ensuring their successful integration into an increasingly unified GA navy.

Its the perfect job for her. She can go home after work and see her family. Hamish will work late hours, but she can see her kids and experience domestic felicity. She can take summers and the odd sabbatical off to visit her Steading on Grayson. Heck, I can see her also getting those cadets more accustomed to working with treecats in an increased capacity. She will provide treecats with options moving forward. Sam's and Nimitz' kits will help that first "class" of treecats. Sam will be essential in designing the curriculum.

Oooooh! Memory singers teaching at Saganami Island. Treecats screening for and treating psychological issues that will cause problems in RMN/GSN/RHN service. Getting rid of the worst Elvis Santinos from gaining purchase in the RMN. those with tendencies will have their records denoted that way.

Theemile wrote:
I believe it was mentioned in HoS that the Graysons were planning on starting their Military finishing school back up. I can see Honor running it, running a class, or being a guest lecturer at some point.

PeterZ wrote:She'll be bored as hades when the kinds are in school. All three will be within 3 years of each other. Once the youngest enters school full time at age 6-7, she'll be twiddling her thumbs. She needs an occupation for when her children are NOT around but does not demand her times at odd hours. Running a school pretty much defines predictable working hours that match those of school aged children. Add the fact she loves doing it and it's a slam dunk.

ldwechsler wrote:

PeterZ wrote:She'll be bored as hades when the kinds are in school. All three will be within 3 years of each other. Once the youngest enters school full time at age 6-7, she'll be twiddling her thumbs. She needs an occupation for when her children are NOT around but does not demand her times at odd hours. Running a school pretty much defines predictable working hours that match those of school aged children. Add the fact she loves doing it and it's a slam dunk.

And, let's see, she's also a Grayson Steadholder, running her property and people. And a duchess in Manticore. And a member of the legislatures on both planets.

She'll have LOADS of free time.

PeterZ wrote:She'll be bored as hades when the kinds are in school. All three will be within 3 years of each other. Once the youngest enters school full time at age 6-7, she'll be twiddling her thumbs. She needs an occupation for when her children are NOT around but does not demand her times at odd hours. Running a school pretty much defines predictable working hours that match those of school aged children. Add the fact she loves doing it and it's a slam dunk.

ywing14 wrote:I am not so sure. Honor's lost so much. I don't feel she'll be in a rush to get back. I think 10-15 years would give her a lot more time to reflect and allow the kids to grow.

Weird Harold wrote:I can't see Honor as a "soccer mom."

I can definitely see her dividing her time between Harrington Stedding, Harrington Duchy, and Harrington House's admin and consular sections. That's still going to leave her bored to tears, even with White Haven added to the mix.

It is possible that for security reasons, The Alexander-Harrington might be "home schooled" in a "home" that spans three or four (or more) planets while they travel with their mom and or dad on diplomatic and business trips.