Chapter 8 Summary

Odd tells Brother Knuckles the entire episode, beginning with the bodach he and Boo saw. Odd tells him about the scream and about the unconscious monk. Brother Knuckles agrees to do an unofficial bed count. He will tell Odd in the morning. He asks if Odd knows how long they have before something happens; Odd estimates a day or two. After Brother Knuckles leaves, Odd braces a chair under the door.

Chapter 8 Analysis

Odd finds Brother Knuckles in his room when he returns, and gratefully shares the events of the evening with him. Leaving nothing out, Brother Knuckles worries for a minute that his past is catching up with him and might harm innocent people around him, but Odd assures him that is not the case. In fact, Brother Knuckles is ashamed of his past, and lives his life now in a manner...