Chapter 5, The Message of the Mystics Summary

The next morning the narrator wakes early to find Wil already dressed and packing. When Wil and the narrator step out of the house, they see truck lights coming in to town. Wil suggests they go see what is happening. The narrator sees Marjorie and Wil tells him to ask her to go with them. Halfway across the road, the narrator realizes that Jensen's men have automatic riffles; suddenly gunfire fills the air.

The narrator grabs Marjorie and runs towards Wil's jeep. However, some military vehicles approach Wil's jeep and Wil jumps in and drives away. The narrator takes Marjorie and runs for the hills that surround the village. Marjorie and the narrator stay in the rocky mountain ridges most of the day, sneaking around, attempting to hide from the large number of...