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Samira finds the cathedral and marvels at how both it and the surrounding city seem untouched by the destruction of war. She finds the hotel across the street and notices a Nazi soldier walking out of the front doors. Behind him, the prisoners file out in a line, and among them, Samira sees her mother walking with her head held high. At the end of the line is another German soldier, for a total of two. Samira watches as they march the prisoners toward the woods to be killed.
Samira is on her own as she follows the group to a field and watches as they’re told to dig their own graves. Samira decides she must try to help, even if it means she might die in the process. When her mother spots her behind some trees, she yells in Arabic that Samira shouldn’t be there and tells her to run. One of the soldiers then hits Samira’s mother in the back with his rifle. Samira feels like she might collapse.
Samira’s mind races as she tries to figure out a solution. When she spots a green helmet, it leads her to another Rupert in a tree, but this one’s sound box is damaged.