Summary

In Section 29, Owen and the Worried Man visit the holy mountain. Owen learns from Worried Man that Cedar was in the war. When Owen seems to be trying to discourage Worried Man, Worried Man tells his son-in-law that he knows the danger in what he is doing but tries to express how important the trip is to him. Even though it will be a hard journey, Worried Man knows it is one that he has to make.

In Section 30, the man with six days to live is talking to Daniel about the things that matter to him. These things include his daughters learning to read and his wife.

In Section 31, Kristi’s father was released from jail after no charges could be brought against him, but two days later the district attorney’s office sent the case to a grand jury...