and brands her a traitor. He holds her at gunpoint and has her ride with him to the docks where he would kill her. Once there, Jean Paul appears to reveal more of what Jardineaux had plotted for Napoleon and just as soon as Jardineaux is about to kill Jacky. Jean Paul impales him with Jacky's shiv (which he had taken prior to her being taken to the dock), saving Jacky. Before this, however, Jardineaux showed Jacky that her ship, Nancy B. Alsop was coming into dock. So she leaves Jean Paul at the dock to be picked up by Jaimy, Higgins and the rest of the crew, saying, "I have come home." Characters Jacky Faber- the main protagonist James "Jaimy" Fletcher- Jacky's true love and fiance. He was set asail on a ship bound to the Orient when he falls into a concussion after battle and is delivered to the nearest prison in France, it is the one Jacky was staying in before her "execution." After the execution stunt the British had played on the French, Jacky talked to Mr. Peel about releasing Jaimy and the rest from the same prison; having Jaimy recover under the eyes of his family. Captain Hannibal Hudson & Dr. Stephen Sebastian- Notable as a reference to "Lucky" Jack Aubrey and Dr. Maturin of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series Jean-Paul de Valdon- a French operative that opposes Napoleon and under Jardineaux's thumb. He follows Jacky through her mission as a nightclub performer/prostitute and her days as a cadet under Napoleon. Jardineaux- The main antagonist of the book; he is introduced as a rude lawyer sent to deliver Jacky to the guillotine and placed her head agent during the missions for British Intelligence. Despite strict orders to have Jacky safe from harm and keep under a good eye. Jardineaux tries to kill Jacky for not assassinating Napoleon. Mr. Peel- Head of British Intelligence, he is the one that assigns Jacky to the mission. Lord Grenville- Another leader for British Intelligence, more reserved and prissy than Mr. Peel. Bliffil- A horrible man that spends a good amount of the book trying to reveal Jacky's true colors from stories of the past and her past confrontations with him. Finally, Jacky nearly kills him with an injury to his jugular vein. Madame Petrova- A dance instructor that prepares Jacky for Paris. Madame Gris and the dancing troupe- The dancing