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Jane is chosen as part of an expedition to check upon the welfare of the church's sister church in a nearby town; upon their arrival, Jane and the others find that over eighty people have been sexually assaulted, tortured and executed by unknown persons. In a miraculous turn, however, a number of children managed to hide from the murderers, and are sent to Carthage before the churchgoers make the grisly, but necessary decision to burn the bodies of the dead.
After Jane and the others are back safely, four travellers - two children, a woman, and a man with a guitar slung over his back - arrive at the ruins of the sister church from the opposite direction of Carthage. They decide to check the area to see if it is safe to spend the night there, before they check out the next town the road... The next day, they meet up with scouts from Carthage who take them back to the church. Daria and Jane go hunting with [[Martin Peters]], and while a squirrel pays the price for the girls' inexperience at hunting, Daria and Martin seem to be coming closer (especially in light of the dream Daria had the night before).
Upon returning to Carthage, Daria and Jane are shocked to discover that the man with the woman & children is [[Trent]], who brings news that {Helen]] and [[Jake]] went to search for [[Quinn]] after news of the Washington explosion... Distraught over the belief that her family may be dead, Daria leans on Jane and Martin for emotional support, and becomes romantically involved with Martin, much to Mrs. Martin's chagrin.
Supplies, brought in by a joint convoy of U.S. Army personnel and West Virginia law enforcement, bring up the spirits of the persons at Carthage. Daria and Jane speak with the convoy commander, a Major Miller, and a Jewish chaplain on several matters including the disposition of [[Larry Carter]]'s diary and on staying in the immediate area for possible word of any survivors. Jane tells Daria that Trent will be leaving soon, but she's staying at Carthage with her until the fate of the Family Morgendorffer is known...
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