Recognition: A Timid Girl
- The townspeople think that Oak is a real hero and basically convince Bathsheba to hire him as her shepherd. Bathsheba never lets on that she knows who Oak is. She's probably wondering how Gabriel was reduced to the low position of shepherd-for-hire.
- Everyone moves away to get a celebratory drink at the nearby inn. Gabriel stays behind for a moment and walks alone. He is eventually stopped by a stranger: a very slender young woman in clothes that are too thin for the cold night. He asks her the way to the malt house (where everyone has gone to get their drink on) and she gives him directions.
- The girl in turn asks him how to get to an inn, but he admits he has no clue because he's new to the area.
- Before they part ways, the girl makes him promise not to tell anyone that he saw her. He agrees and gives her some money (the last of the money he owns) because he thinks she needs it, and because he is the best dude ever.
- They part ways and he heads to the malt house to meet up with the townspeople.