Section 5 Summary

This section begins with the sentence, "Fragment of a note left at the Sam's River shelter..."

A closer reading of the kidnapping note further indicates that David has been kidnapped to punish the white men for threatening the Native Americans. Meanwhile, David and Katsuk are on the move again. David feels hopeful the search team will return as they trudge through the clear afternoon.

As Katsuk continues his crazed thoughts, David marvels at the natural beauty. His mind dwells on thoughts of food and he grows angry that Katsuk lied about eating. As David drinks from a stream, Katsuk first thinks how wonderful it is that David is feeling more at home in nature. Then Katsuk begins to see flashes of David's father in him and worries that traces of a man who is not innocent are coming with them on their journey...