Chapter 9 and 10 Summary

A short time later, Mary is forced to the village square to view the burning of two of the white captives. She doesn't watch but manages to leave the gathering. Mary begins to hold imaginary conversations with Will. She pledges to return to him and that they will get their sons back, "or have new ones." Mary considers the problem she'll have on the trail home. She acknowledges that fall is near and that her only food will be what she can find. She knows that it will be impossible for the baby to survive. Then she "erased the name, Bettie Eleanor." Goulart then tells Mary that they'll be going to gather salt at a salt spring. Mary is elated, until she discovers that they were traveling west, away from Draper's Meadow.

Ghetel is also at the salt spring camp. Their...