Mittenwool finds Silas again when Farmer is asleep. Although Mittenwool is a ghost, he doesn’t understand why some souls linger and others don’t or why some people can see ghosts while others can’t. He has no idea how he is connected to Silas and cannot remember who he was in life. Mittenwool did hear the same voices that made Pony and Silas run away; he suspects that the voices belong to other ghosts. Silas thinks that Pony purposely brought him to Farmer so that the man can help him find Pa.

In the morning, Farmer tells Silas that he talks in his sleep and that he said “Mittenwool” again. Silas claims that Mittenwool is his friend from home. When Farmer asks if Mittenwool has accompanied Silas, the boy claims that Mittenwool only came to the edge of the woods and then returned home; he does not admit that Mittenwool is currently present. (The narrative makes it clear that although Mittenwool can see Farmer, Farmer cannot see Mittenwool). Silas wants to go with Farmer to find the outlaws, but Farmer says that he will take Silas to the edge of the woods so that he can find his own way home to safety.