6Chapter 4: Lines in the Dirt
29Chapter 27: Fever Dreams
7Chapter 5: The Dry Well
30Chapter 28: The Paper Tiger
8Chapter 6: Shadows in the Sage
31Chapter 29: Embers
9Chapter 7: The Law of the Sod
32Chapter 30: The Water Logic
10Chapter 8: Echoes in the Canyon
33Chapter 31: The Stand at the Creek
11Chapter 9: A Fragile Victory
34Chapter 32: The Judge's Ride
12Chapter 10: The First Frost
35Chapter 33: The Negotiating Table
13Chapter 11: Cabin Fever
36Chapter 34: Sweat and Iron
14Chapter 12: The Teacher's Vigil
37Chapter 35: The Golden Spike
15Chapter 13: The Thaw and the Mud
38Chapter 36: Rain
16Chapter 14: Iron Arguments
39Chapter 37: The Schoolhouse Wedding
17Chapter 15: Seeds of Doubt
40Chapter 38: The Apprentice
18Chapter 16: The Schoolhouse Trial
41Chapter 39: The Ledger
19Chapter 17: Sparks
42Chapter 40: The Drifter's Departure
20Chapter 18: The Blacksmith's Dilemma
43Chapter 41: Roots in the Dust
21Chapter 19: Tracks in the Ash
44Author's Note
22Chapter 20: The Cold Forge
45Closing Creidits
23Chapter 21: The Midpoint Storm
46Sample