Section 11: Chapters 16 & 17 Summary

In Chapter 16, after boosting Eric over the wall and following, Turquoise pushes him aside when she sees a cougar, ordering him over the fence as she battles the feline which tries to delay her until its master arrives. Feeling a familiar aura, Turquoise notices Daryl, and though she has no weapon, she prefers fighting to submission. A brief fight ends when Turquoise shoves Daryl to the ground and snaps his neck, paralyzing him temporarily, and though retreat irritates her, she cannot kill him without a weapon. Joining Eric on the other side of the fence, Turquoise leads him into the forest behind Midnight, refusing to stop until they escape Jaguar's land. When they reach town around noon, Turquoise finds a payphone and calls Nathaniel who offers her a place to stay and to loan her money so she will not be...