Chapters 3-4

In chapters 3 and 4,David shows that he has grown to care more about Sophie. He visits with Sophie a few times a week and once her foot is healed he brings her to the steam engine. When bringing Sophie home, David gets the chance to meet Sophie's father, Mr. Wender. Tension is seen between the two of them, and David realizes that Mr. Wender does not trust him. But that doesn't keep David from his friendship with Sophie. Later on, David dreams about Sophie being killed by his dad, leaving David worried about the danger Sophie could be in because of her differences. Their friendship continues to grow despite their differences. David also reveals his gift of telepathy to his Uncle Axel who finds David talking to himself. Why? David seems to trust his uncle more than anybody, even his own father. I think that David and Sophie will discover more mysterious things about Waknuk and slowly learn to adapt to their community.