Chapter 45:
The reason it took so long for the Healer to come back is because she wanted to grab a mirror so Wanda could see herself. Wanda left and got back to Jared safely.
"I figured it was better to die trying than to live without the kid." Jared didn't really think they were going to make it out. This is his explanation for why he wanted to try anyways. Better to go down with a fight, then not even try at all.
They got back to the cave safely. Everyone was angry with Jared and Wanda. Doc hesitated but he allowed Wanda to use the medicines on Jamie. They worked.
Chapter 46:
"How sad. How frightening. To be filled with so much hate that you could not even rejoice in the healing of a child...How did anyone ever come to that point." They only people not celebrating Jamie's recovery were Sharon and Maggie. They just walked out.
"What was it that made this human love so much more desirable to me than the love of my own kind.? Was it because it was exclusive and capricious? The souls offered love and acceptance to all. Did I crave a greater challenge? This love was tricky; it had no hard-and-fast rules--it might be given for free, as with Jamie, or earned through time and hard work, as with Ian, or completely and heartbreakingly unattainable, as with Jared. Or was it simply better somehow? Because these humans could hate with so much fury, was the other end of the spectrum that they could love with more heart and zeal and fire? I didn't know why I had yearned after it so desperately. All I knew was that, now that I had it, it was worth every ounce of risk and agony it had cost. It was better than I'd imagine. It was everything."
Chapter 47:
Wanda is now going out on raids. She is able to get things the others couldn't. It is easier for her, because she is a soul. On their way back to the caves after a long raid, Wanda, Jared, Ian, and Kyle stop at a motel (Kyle sleeps in the van). Wanda looks out the window and watches a family on the swings, 2 adult souls and their human child. "Something I've never seen in all my lives. I'm staring at...hope...Perhaps, someday, some of my kind and some of yours will live in peace. Wouldn't that be...strange?"
It has been decided that Wanda will have her own bed, and Ian and Jared share the other one. Ian decides for her, because it would give her agony. Jared is not really very happy about it.
"Fine," Jared snapped. "But if you try cuddling up to me tonight...so help me, O'Shea."
Ian chuckled. "Not to sound overly arrogant, but to be perfectly honest, Jared, were I so inclined, I think I could do better."
Chapter 48:
The group is almost home, when they get pulled over for speeding. Wanda knows it is a Seeker, because souls are not really needed to enforce the laws. Wanda is able to avoid suspicion, but the Seeker tells her that there had been a recent disappearance, and that humans are believed to be near the area. Jared and Wanda thinks that maybe Doc and Jeb brought in another soul while they were gone. Hearing that really upsets Wanda.
When they arrive back at the caves, Jamie informs them that Wes was killed by a Seeker.
---Amelia
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