Summary

In Chapter 5, Isserley was so worried that she would get woken up from bed by Amlis that she did not sleep well. When she did finally go to sleep she was woken by banging on the door. It was Esswis. She told him she was not interested in Amlis but he retorted she had better come with him because there were four vodsels loose. In the truck a few minutes later Isserley learned that Amlis had let the vodsels out. They go to the public road to search for the four monthlings that Esswis would have gone out with the shipment this month. Isserley knew that if anyone were to find these creatures it would be trouble for them.

On foot searching a field, Isserley found one of the creatures in the forrest. Unprotected, it was suffering with exposure to the cold. Because its...