Three Day Road

The battalion is moved to Amiens. The Canadians are winning more and more battles, and the war feels like it might be turning in the Allies’ favor. Elijah and Xavier are both homesick, and Elijah says one day that he will return home and be a great chief, one who will remember his war days with fondness. Their battalion takes the Germans by surprise, and in the confusion, Xavier and Elijah are separated. When Elijah returns, he is reprimanded by Breech and Colquhoun, McCaan’s replacement, as he has been gone for two days.

Later, Elijah gleefully tells Xavier about how he tracked the retreating soldiers and shot each of them. As it was too late to catch up with his platoon, he befriended a French regiment, and then found himself amongst the Highlanders, where he learned that the sniper from earlier had been killed in action. He then searched out the medic for morphine, took some, and then used it to put a Highlander out of his misery. Xavier is disgusted by Elijah’s behavior and leaves.

The battalion is moved to another section of fighting. One day, both Xavier and Elijah are called to Lieutenant Breech’s quarters, where they are surprised to find Grey Eyes, who was thought to have been killed.