Chapter 4 Summary

As Anodos sets off from the cottage, he observes figures ducking in and out of the surrounding flowers. He also realizes that although no light shines from above, the flowers themselves seem to give off just enough light to sustain themselves. Anodos continues to move through the forest watching the happenings around him, but he has the increasing sensation that something larger looms nearby.

Anodos considers that the Ash may be searching for him and that he does not know how to defend himself from the creature. He then remembers that the young woman said the Ash had taken another course away from his own. Anodos' comfort is short-lived when he sees the shape of a large hand reaching out of the mist before him. A face then appears and Anodos runs off through the woods while the rain pours down. A bolt...