Chapters 8 and 9 Summary

"Frustration"

William is woken from a nightmare by cries of "Fire!" and rushes out of his room to see what's happening, only to be knocked unconscious. When he wakes up, he discovers he's in an unfamiliar room and his hands are tied. A blind man tells him he's been captured as the result of a trap set by Coker (the confrontational man in Chapter 6). Coker himself appears, and tells William that he (William) is to be the leader of a group of blind scavengers searching for and obtaining food. After Coker goes, William finds out that Josella was kidnapped as well, and is being put in charge of a scavenger gang going through Westminster - William and his gang are assigned to Hampstead. After making their way there, William begins the process of leading the blind individuals on a search for...