The drones have lost sight of Little Dedlock, and they must now search for her. They must find her and the others before the enemy can catch them. The narrator wonders why he still needs friends when he could live a good life as a child. He wonders if they could find him here, and he wonders if the enemy knows his name. He also wonders why the enemy is following them, and wonders if he has to shake off the enemy before he can find him.