Roger and Brianna survey the burnt cabin where Roger held his church meetings. The burnt wood, which can be used to make gunpowder, is mostly missing. Brianna wants to learn to make gunpowder, as Frank Randall’s book says a battle will take place near Fraser’s Ridge.

William arrives at his childhood home and meets his father’s friend, Manoke, and a former scout, John Cinnamon. John has come to Virginia in search of John Grey, his suspected father. William, John Grey’s stepson, is angry that he might have a biological son. William agrees to take John Cinnamon to Savannah, where John Grey is stationed with the British Army.

In Fraser’s Ridge, John Quincy Myers arrives with a hive of bees for Claire. John teaches Claire how to bless the new bees and encourages her to speak to the bees often. John has letters for several members of Fraser’s Ridge, including Jamie, Germain, and Franny.