Chapters 46-50 Summary

Chapter 46 - Woken in the Dead of Night

Fenoglio writes into the night, waking Meggie in the early morning to tell her that he has finished a new story for the Tin Soldier. He wants Meggie to attempt to read the soldier back into the new story. This was Mo's idea for how to retrieve Meggie's mother. Meggie succeeds in reading the Tin Soldier into the new story. Fenoglio hatches a plan to have Meggie read a modified version of the Shadow into existence for Capricorn. While they are talking, they hear shouting and gunfire in the village.

Chapter 47 - Alone

Elinor, waiting in the house overlooking the village, hears shots and fears that Mo and Farid have been killed scouting the village. Dressed in the maid outfit that Farid stole, Elinor sneaks toward the edge of the village, but quickly...