Faythe befriends Nununyi and Menon and then goes to Mrs. Wormer’s in Briarcliff, where she begins to form her revenge by blackmailing the noble Minister Lawrence Mills to take action for her through the Governor’s Council. Instead, she falls in love with him. But Martha determines to stop Faythe, inciting an attack that leads to many desiring revenge. Warner Martens, an aging fighter, bereft of his beloved minister, kidnaps Martha and delivers her into the care of some old fighting friends who now run a brothel. The Governor’s Council orders a new trial to investigate and punish false accusations in North Hinkapee.