Chapters 11-15 Summary

Chapter 11 - A Coward

That night, Dustfinger sneaks into Meggie's room while she is asleep and rummages through her book box looking for Inkheart. Finding it, he starts to read, but then stops. He calls himself a coward under his breath, and puts the book back.

Chapter 12 - Going Further South

Dustfinger shows them the location of Capricorn's southern retreat, some 300 miles south, along the coast in southern Italy. He admits that he does not know how to drive and Elinor decides that they will take her car. Meggie packs only two books for the trip, and they set off.

Chapter 13 - Capricorn's Village

They drive down the coast, eventually arriving at a dirt road leading up away from the coast into the countryside. Capricorn's village is up the road, past a barrier which Dustfinger leaves the car to move aside...