Chapter 9 We Fight a Battle Summary

One day, when the Tripod is out of sight, Henry and Beanpole search for food while Will relaxes for a moment. Will puts his hands behind his head and reclines on the grass while gazing at the sky. Will's shirt is torn open and tattered from the long voyage. When Henry and Beanpole return, they notice a strange object under Will's arm. They can only see the object because of a hole in Will's shirt and the way he is reclining on the ground. Once they point it out, Will becomes very aware of the object. It is a small button of the same metallic mesh material from which Caps are made, and it is fused into Will's skin near his armpit.

Will realizes it was placed there when he was taken into the Tripod...