Summary

Ryter, Spaz, and Little Face are escorted to the next latch. Spaz worries about his foster sister, Bean. They are dropped off at the Pipe and begin their journey again. Ryter discusses poetry and literature to distract them from the journey and from some of the frightening things they hear in the pipe. Spaz gets angry with Ryter for some of this chatter, but Ryter explains he is only trying to make him think.

As they get to the end of the pipe, Spaz smells fire. As they leave the pipe, they see buildings and everything else on fire. They can hear a mob howling and a girl shouting. It's the proov girl, Lanaya. The mob has taken her food and is trying to kill her. Ryter makes a distraction and the mob chases him. Spaz and Little Face help...