She weeps when the connection is broken, and says that he must feel “trapped” inside his human body.
Finally, Evan performs a kind of mind-meld with her, and she experiences what he is: a beautiful, warm being of light. She is torn between her need to trust Evan-and her belief that he actually does love her and has turned against his own species for her sake-and the memory of what his people have done to hers. Currently, Vosch’s side is winning.Ĭassie is nauseated and horrified by these revelations. For them, humans must be entirely wiped out. Others, like Vosch, believe that because humans are inferior, this would be a degradation. Some, like Evan, believe that they could simply insert themselves into humans and live among them peacefully, without ever having to reveal what or who they are. Evan explains that there are two factions of thinking among the beings of his planet. They need the Earth to survive, but in order to take over, they have to eradicate humans-which they call “the cleansing”-without damaging the planet. They are beings without bodies, beings of pure consciousness. Evan explains that his people are from a dying planet.
Now, however, he has all the knowledge and history of the Others, and it coexists with his human self. Evan didn’t know he was alien until the Awakening, when the mothership started hovering over Earth. The mothers of the human babies never even knew about it. He has always been Evan Walker, but the Others implanted certain human beings before birth. Bit by bit, Evan explains that he is Other but he is also human. While Evan is gone, it occurs to Cassie finally that he must be one of the Others.Ĭassie confronts him with her rifle when he returns. She continues shooting from the ravine, but isn’t sure if she hits anyone. Cassie sees someone wearing soldiers’ fatigues. Cassie continues to have doubts about Evan, but her doubts compete with her feelings for him and her desire to trust him. Within a day, they arrive at the remains of Camp Ashpit. After spending weeks in careful preparation, they leave the farmhouse and burn it down behind them. Summary: Part 9 (A Flower to the Rain), Chapters 65-77Įvan insists on going back to Camp Haven with Cassie to rescue her brother.
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