Chapters 41-45 Summary

Chapter 41 - Farid

Seeing that Dustfinger has not returned, Farid agrees to untie Mo and Elinor if and only if they allow him to go alone into the village to scout for Dustfinger. Mo gives the boy a coded message for Meggie, and Farid, taking Gwin with him, slinks off into the darkness.

Chapter 42 - A Furry Face on the Windowsill

Flatnose brings breakfast to Meggie and Fenoglio. He is excited about the coming executions. He is quickly followed by Darius, who has been asked to test Meggie's reading abilities. He tells her that he read Resa, Flatnose and others out of books for Capricorn, but that his attempts were always flawed. Darius tells them that Mortola will arrive soon to observe and that Meggie will be reading from Hans Christian Anderson's the Tin Soldier. Fenoglio tells Meggie to agree only...