- On the third morning after his escape, Crispin wakes to a cold mist.
- As he approaches a crossroads, he sees a body hanging in midair—it's the decaying body of a hanged man, and it's pretty gross.
- On the upside, however, this makes Crispin decide he really doesn't want to be that guy, so now he wants to live.
- Following the path of the sun, he takes the western road.