Chapter 21 Summary

As the Ruin Song finishes, the crowd rises and sings the finale with the Singer, a resounding, "Amen. So be it." The Singer himself calls Jo to his side as he finishes, and she enthusiastically joins him for the final phrase to the crowd's thunderous approval.

Kira immediately limps up to her room, Thomas chasing after her, imploring her to tell him what is wrong. Kira prepares to share her terrible new revelation with Thomas, but when they arrive at Kira's room, Matt meets them with his big gift.

Kira enters the room and finds a strange man of about her mother's age sitting in her chair. His head and face are terribly scarred, and his eyes are blind. He wears a blue shirt from which Kira's small gift has been torn. The man has brought her the plants to make blue dye...