Chapter 4 Summary

In Sfax, Tunisia in North Africa, Juliet Butler is in the final step of her training: field simulation in a foreign environment. Madame Ko chose Sfax for Juliet's final assessment with the duty of leading her Principal through the busy market, and Madame Ko acts as Juliet's surrogate Principal. Madame Ko tries to distract Juliet with conversation, but Juliet follows her Principal, observing her surroundings. When Ahmed, a carpet seller, tries to convince Juliet to look at his stock, she is forced to throw him into a nearby stall and rush to find her Principal. She finds Madame Ko in a clearing where she is being assaulted by three men, and though they seem unarmed, Juliet does not have a weapon either so she must improvise and try something unorthodox since the men can obviously defeat her in regular combat. She swings on...