![]() ![]() Ramon brags about his family's new Gaming Machine, and Matty thinks that he’d like a Gaming Machine of his own. On his way home, Matty hears keening-crying and singing about a death-and the next day, Ramon tells Matty that Forest entangled and killed Gatherer. He finds what he's looking for: a small frog. ![]() Because of this, he hopes to one day receive the true name Messenger, as he can carry messages through Forest to other settlements. For most this is a dangerous proposition, but Matty can pass through Forest unharmed. ![]() Lying isn't allowed in Village, but Matty needs to get into Forest alone. Ramon invites Matty to his homeplace for supper, but Matty lies that he has a message to deliver. ![]() After supper, Seer tells Matty to light a lamp, and Matty remembers Seer saying once that Forest-which is dangerous for most people-is "just an illusion." Matty goes past the kind schoolteacher Mentor's house in the hopes of seeing Jean, Mentor's daughter, but he runs into his friend Ramon instead. His guardian, a blind man named Seer, teases Matty good-naturedly about whatever it is that Matty needs to see in Forest. A teenaged boy named Matty tries to hurry through supper preparations so he can go check on something in Forest. ![]()
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