Part Five, Strawberry Fields Forever, Chapter Fourteen, Flee from Wrath to Come Chapter Fifteen, Noble Savages Chapter Sixteen, The first Law of Thermodynamics Summary

Myers leads Jamie, Ian, Claire and the suspected slave, Pollyanne, into the mountains. After the initial awkwardness and fear passes, Pollyanne starts communicating with the group freely. She picked up a little English and Gaelic and mixed it with her own language but Claire was able to decipher. Myers tells them about the Indians they will leave Pollyanne with in the mountains and they are slightly comforted that her fate is much improved there than at River Run.

Jamie and Claire separate from Ian, Myers and Pollyanne. Jamie wants them to find a settlement spot in the mountains to...