Reviewed by: Dwimordene -- Score: 5

Ribby takes advantage of the alternate universe scenario in remarkably short space. To encapsulate and contain a change that would, if followed up, likely make a huge difference in the outcome of the Ring War takes skill, and Ribby demonstrates she knows how to fit an event into the confines of a drabble or short story. She recognizes the utility of suspense, and of evocation, and focuses her attention accordingly on setting up a portrait that will evoke in the reader the dread and projection of disaster that should logically follow from the changes she introduces.