Victoria Goddard

Kisanra should probably have cancelled that morning's rowing practice when Sofia announced she was going to a play rehearsal instead. She holds it anyway-afterwards. It doesn't matter that Sofia has the lead in the play-she's part of a team and needs to remember it. Starting late and everyone being mad at her is the price she pays for forgetting. Unfortunately for the rest of them, starting late means that the River is crowded, the crew is out of harmony, and no one is listening to anyone.
But starting late also means they arrive at the right moment to provide assistance to a couple of stranded sailors of quite unexpected renown . This novella stands alone, though it is set shortly after The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul in Nine Worlds chronology.