Battle Begun Summary

Mr. Denniston drives Jane and Mr. Dimble out to the countryside where the group thinks they might find the fence Jane dreamed about in connection with Merlin. The rain is coming down very hard, and the group finds itself unable to spot the gate. Suddenly Jane sees a fire in the distance off the road. Jane tells the others she dreamed about this fire, but she forgot about it until just now. She leads the group across a field to search for the spot where the fire is because she believes this might be where Merlin has made camp.

As the three walk across several fields, and the fire seems farther than they originally thought, a change begins to occur within Jane. She comes to the realization that this walk could be her final one. She does not know what Merlin...