Chapters 31-35 Summary

Chapter 31 - In the Hills

Dustfinger and Farid begin spying on Capricorn's village, using the burned out house on an overlooking hill as a base of operations. Capricorn is clearly away from the village on other business. Dustfinger plots to sneak into the village in the night, though he suspects that Capricorn will have taken Inkheart with him. Farid finds a photo of one of the village maids in Dustfinger's backpack and the two argue about whether the young boy will accompany Dustfinger on the raid.

Chapter 32 - Back Again

Basta takes Meggie and Fenoglio to the church in Capricorn's village, where they meet Mortola, the elderly woman Capricorn has left in charge of the village. Mortola strips Basta of his rank of head lieutenant and demands that he turn over the village keys, which he does. Basta takes Meggie and...