As they travel, Luca gives Byx a notebook in which to make observations. Byx begins writing down everything, from what she has for breakfast to things she sees on the road. They travel at night and sleep during the day to avoid trouble. Sometimes they find shelter, and sometimes they don’t. On most nights, Khara scouts ahead. One night, she comes back to camp with a sword and a knife and teaches Byx and Luca how to use the weapons. Neither are exceptionally good at it, but they learn enough to make an attempt at protecting themselves. Tobble asks why Khara does not teach him to use a sword, and she says that Tobble’s size alone would catch an enemy off guard, should he attack. Tobble warns everyone, not for the first time, to beware an angry wobbyk.

Byx and her companions reach the Infina, a large, open plain where the raptidons often hunt for food. Khara warns the group that the raptidons sometimes spy for the Murdano. As their route turns offroad, they decide to travel by day again. Khara scouts ahead and returns with news that there is a herd of garilans—six legged beasts—migrating south in a process called the Viagatto.