Chapters 9 to 11

Chapter 9 begins with a story about Petra, David's little sister. She is quite a peculiar child, similar to her brother. As David, works in the fields; something streaks his mind profoundly. He experiences a vision, he is capable of seeing his sister, and decides to run to save her. Luckily, Petra is saved, but David seems to be in trouble. The local farmers can not comprehend the fact that David could hear his sister from a long distance. Rosalind, one of his psychic friends, steps in and saves David. David tries to make a contact with his sister, to warn her of the grave danger she is in. Unfortunately, it is impossible since Petra is a way too young.
The village experiences crop failure. The tribulation wipes out cattle, crops, and children. The birth rate is the lowest in 40 years. Jacob, an old farmer, talks about his past experience and how laws have changed. The fact that mutants are not executed, simply send to fringes, whom attack their villages later on is incomprehensible too him. In the past, they used to be killed and doomed forever. At the end of his conversation, he predicts that the worst tribulation is about to come, and god will punish all the wicked.
Chapter 10 is quite mysterious. It starts off when Anne falls in love with Alan, the son of one of the smith's. Anne decides to marry Alan, and they move in into a newly furnished house. David and his friends are very scared, since Anna is a gifted child, and her cover can be blown by this marriage. David talks with uncle Axel, who encourages David to talk with Anne to ensure that she will be careful with her powers. One night, Alan is killed by an arrow. It is a big tragedy for Anne, who closes herself in the house and refuses to talk with her relatives. The day after the murder, Rachel decides to visit Anne. She deliberately tries to open the door, but no one seems to answer. She visits Anne's neighbours, and manages to enter her house. Through her shock, she finds Anne hanging from a beam. Local authorities call Anne's accident a suicide, and Alan's murder a mystery. Few days pass, and new stories emerge concerning the tragic events. The most popular story is that Anne had a difficult time wit Alan after their marriage, so she killed him and then committed a suicide.
In chapter 10, Petra is more troublesome. She runs away to the woods with her pony and disappears. David and other receive her telepathic signals, and run for rescue. Luckily, she is saved, but her pony is killed by one of the wood's creatures. Jerome Skinner, one of the farmers spots the kids, and runs after them. He questions them, and does not seem to believe their tall story. David and Rosalind decide to teach Petra on how to control her powers. It is a difficult task, but the succeed in some way. David meets uncle Axel, and has a thorough discussion with him. Axel reveals that he has killed Alan, and he is willing to pay any price to save the kids.

Petra becomes the main protagonist of these three chapters. She is in the centre of attention. She causes lots of trouble, and puts David and his friends in danger. The death of Anne and Alan foreshadows that more people will die in the upcoming chapters. Uncle Axel proved his loyalty once again. As we discover, that Anne revealed the identity of others and herself, uncle Axel had to kill her. How long will children's' luck last for? They are so closed of being discovered. How far are they willing to go? David and his friends might start to kill others in order to survive. I predict that Petra will be held responsible for the murders. By the interrogation, she will uncover her identity. I am a bit surprised that Sophie and her family was not mentioned in chapters 9 to 11. I guess, she should be dead by now, or is she? Rat race have started, but who is going to win it?...