Chapters 13-16 Summary

In Chapter 13, Sam finds the baby, only to smell Cassius's scent on the baby's clothes. Luckily, Bruno is all right, and the humans - including Miss Violett, Hamish, and Heidy - come out to get the baby. However, all the humans see is Sam over the baby, and once the baby has been returned, Uncle Hamish picks up a rifle, thinking that Sam is diseased, and fires at him.

Wounded, on his side, in Chapter 14, Heidy comes to Sam's side. Her uncle wants to kill him, but Heidy tries to stop him. However, Hamish tells Heidy that Sam is very sick and has to be killed. Distraught, Heidy turns to her uncle, who starts to lead her home. They leave Sam there, and she calls out an apology to him as they head back to the house.

In Chapter 15, Hamish stands...