Book One: Chapters V and VI Summary

Bangley mocks Hig when he returns and tells him about his encounter. Bangley is furious about the many mistakes Hig made but what aggravates him most is the fact that Hig shot the second man before he explained the situation with the A-rabs completely. Instead, Hig shoots him because he is a rapist and murderer, like everyone else left alive in the country. Bangley is so angry that he doesn't even want the pop Hig brought back. Bangley knows that there are only so many mistakes that a person can make before they use up their allowable amount and have to pay for their stupidity. Bangley is determined not to die because of someone else's incompetence.

When Hig and Jasper leave it is still dark. They walk through the cottonwood trees, the willow...