Todd cannot stand life’s cruelty. Viola reminds him that she lost both her parents and he is her only family now. When they stop for a drink of water at a stream, Todd tells her about how all the boys stopped talking to him. They reach an empty settlement and raid the food stores. They end up watching the sunrise and Todd begins realizing that he has different feelings towards Viola. Viola does not show any indication that she picked up Todd’s thoughts from his Noise and Todd asks her if she can imitate the Prentisstown accent.