Part 2, The Smoke: Chapters 28-32 Summary

Several days pass. During work one day, Croy questions Tally about her supply of SpagBol, suggesting that she is lying about how many days it took her to travel to the Smoke. A short time later, Shay becomes angry with Tally because David gave Tally a pair of old leather gloves even though Shay openly has a crush on him.

Tally sits down to dinner alone, but David soon joins her. David asks Tally to go somewhere quieter with him and they end up walking alone in the woods. David tells Tally that he feels he can trust her because she is the first person to come to the Smoke alone, suggesting she is a very brave, adventurous person. Tally then tells David that she told someone in the city about the Smoke, but allows...