Chapters 15, 16 and 17 Summary

September is jolted awake when her raft collides with a thick net of water plants ringing a small island. As she's exploring, she encounters a woman cut exactly in half, following her into a town where, much to September's surprise, the woman joins up with a half a man. The woman half, named Nor, explains that everyone on the island is made as half a person, commenting that September is like them, her other half being her shadow. She also comments on the nature of travel between Fairyland and September's home world and then also explains that she and everyone on the island works for the Marquess, making special shoes for changelings. Nor adds that that she might be able to make a pair of shoes that could get September (who has begun to want to go home) back to Nebraska...