Summary

Chapters 10 through 12

In Chapter 10, Chase has a nightmare and begins to choke Ember, but he stops when she wakes him. He spends the rest of the night outside the tent, nearly freezing to death, and she wonder what has happened to him to make him so broken. They hike for a couple more days, running out of food and water, when they come to a road. Hearing voices, they come upon a desperate man and woman with a gun who are trying to steal a dead cow from a rancher. They also see a young boy hiding in the woods near him. A fight ensues and eventually Ember gets a gun and fires into the air, causing the couple to run into the woods. The rancher is Patrick Lofton and he is very grateful that Chase and Ember saved his son Ronnie and...