Chapters 47 through ending Summary

In Chapter Forty-seven, Marcia takes them out into the marsh where she'd found the body of the apprentice earlier. She notes this is why she was immediately certain the person in the house was not the apprentice. Marcia extends another invitation to Boy 412 to become her apprentice. Marcia returns Boy's ring and he tells her where he found it. She tells him that he didn't find the ring. The ring found Boy, recognizing him as an incredibly magical being who would be known as the Dragon Master. She also points out that the Dragon Boat "recognized" Boy even though he wasn't wearing the ring when he first got aboard. Boy accepts Marcia's offer to be her apprentice.

In Chapter Forty-eight, Marcia says DomDaniel's apprentice would likely die but Aunt Zelda sets out to nurse him back to health. Alther...