Not much happened in this short chapter. Stobrod (Ruby's dad), Pangle (the man who plays the banjo), and Georgia (a boy they met at their hideout), climbed through the mountains. What for? I don't really know. On this very cold, blistering day, they came across a split in the trail. They decided to make a fire and eat first. They dozed off and when Stobrod opened his eyes, he was staring at The Guard. The Guard claims that they didn't care that Stobrod and the other two were ex-soldiers, they just heard that there were outlaws up in the mountains who were stealing from others. Stobrod claimed that he knew nothing about it. The Guard said alright and ask to join them at the fire. They joined and prior to leaving, they told Stobrod and the others to stand by a tree. As they did, The Guard shot the ex-soldiers down. I thought that The Guard actually believed that Stobrod didn't know about the outlaws and therefore was going to let him go. It was funny though because Stobrod and the others ARE the outlaws in the mountains stealing from others. So, I guess they got what was coming to them.
I used this picture of a dream catcher to resemble Stobrod's first thought when he woke up and saw The Guard. Even though it doesn't mention it in the book, he had to think it was a bad dream/nightmare. The Guard is sent out to capture ex-soldiers and maybe even kill them. Have you ever had something bad happen and hope that it was just a bad dream? I have.
This resembles the death of Stobrod, Pangle, and Georgia because as we all know, vultures search for lifeless things to eat.
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