POV Cop II

"Lodestar." (here)

When the trade pioneer crew escapes from Tametha:

"...Muddlin' Through ascended to heaven."

"--Gathered on the bridge, her crew stared at a downward-viewing screen." (p.635)

It is possible, at least at this stage, that the long dash which I have had to render as two shorter dashes signals a change of pov (point of view) from individual to collective, from Falkayn alone to the team as a whole. Conversation between the three is recounted but not from any single pov. Falkayn runs fingers through hair and speaks but we are not told how he feels or what he thinks without saying it.

However, when the three repair to different parts of the ship, we follow Falkayn and then are explicitly told what he is thinking in italicized prose. But, when Chee joins him, the narration again becomes objective. 

"Seeking distraction, Falkayn raised screen magnification..." (p. 638)

This phrase is ambiguous. Chee could have observed that he was seeking distraction. At the end of this passage, Falkayn sees the Nebula, grows silent and grows tense. He has had a moment of realization and we are not told what he is thinking.

After a double space between paragraphs, there is a definite change both of scene and of pov. An omniscient observer informs us that:

"This happened shortly after the Satan episode..." (p. 639)

We have by no means exhausted this story.