Summary

Chapter 19 – Clara insists that Maren be taken to the ocean. Jasper says the solution in which Maren swims will keep her healthy for years. They are given dinner and tea laced with poison. Jasper sadly explains the poison, once introduced into the body, must be taken each day or death will follow. Many have died trying to escape. Jasper has tattooed his leg with the names of those people, including his wife Zara and their son. Clara realizes they have no immediate hope of escape. O’Neill is especially devastated, but does his best to keep hope. It helps to see Osbert flying overhead. Clara later learns that dinner consisted of raven meat from Pilsner. After the show that night, Dr. Phipps warns against escape and orders everyone to bed.

Chapter 20 – In the morning, O’Neill and Clara go to see Maren where she...