Summary

Chapter 17

Helen continues her flight training with Mabel, noting that she’s almost ready to fly free. Helen had gone into town earlier and found out one of the banks was going under, so everything was chaotic. That chaos makes Helen think about how Mabel would have to start hunting and killing, something which she has mixed feelings about despite having seen hawks hunt previously before. Helen thinks back to White’s work. He had become an oppressor to Gos, just like his father had been to him. He tried to make a new perch for Gos to give him more space to fly around. He was determined to make Gos love him once again, but when he went out to find Gos later that evening, he found Gos had broken free and flown away.

Chapter 18

Helen is excited to go out with...