Section V: Roddy Summary

In Roddy's life, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, even in Wales. Gwyn gives her and Grundo a map of the nearby village, and they go to explore. Mostly, they just find abandoned buildings. When Roddy splits off on her own, however, she finds the hut that used to belong to a witch. She feels the spirit of the witch, who communicates with her. Through this exchange, Roddy comes to understand that the witch had been scorned and even hurt by her community when she was alive, but nevertheless gained a huge volume of knowledge. She has been waiting decades to share her knowledge with the right person, for witches are required to pass on their knowledge. Therefore, she gives it to Roddy. As Roddy later explains to Grundo, it is not as though she knows everything all...