"After The Forest" Readalong Day 3

As a reminder, from now on, our monthly discussions will be both here on the OwlCrate blog AND on The Nest! Go check out Amber's discussion that will be full of fun extras like bookish charades, shelf scavenger hunts and coloring pages!
As a reminder, from now on, our monthly discussions will be both here on the OwlCrate blog AND on The Nest! Go check out Amber's discussion that will be full of fun extras!
 

On each day we'll read a section of After The Forest   on the blog and in The Nest's discussion group. You can find a book club style discussion on The Nest app, and an insider's view to curation and my thoughts on our book here on the blog. 
 

Just a reminder that this post will be a SPOILER FILLED recap  for chapters 9-12  of After The Forest, so make sure you read or are finished this section before continuing.

It's the end of the evening and still, Greta has not seen Jacob. Mathias suggests that she go home and he offers to walk her.

On the way back, Greta sees Christof and he asks for a word. He presses her to accept his proposal of marriage, and they argue. He tells Greta that she is unlikely to receive another proposal, but still she refuses, and continues on home. 

Mathias has overheard their argument. She tells him about her strangeness, her background and experiences with witchcraft. Including what happened to her and her brother in the witch's hut all those years ago. 

Greta is surprised that Mathias seems relaxed about talk of witchcraft and he responds that he's seen a great deal of the world and many things. 

When Greta returns home, she does not find Jacob but she does find Hans. Hans speaks to her about Christof's proposal. Still she refuses to be sold. 

That is until Hans tells her that he's already accepted on her behalf and she's to leave to be wed right away. 

Hans leads Greta into the woods to Christof and she slips away from him easily. 

However, it's Christof who finds her and grabs her, telling her to be quiet as they are set upon by wolves. Before the wolves can attack, they are distracted by the large black bear who fends them off Greta. 

Greta runs away as they're pushed back by the bear. She makes her way toward Rob's property and leaves Christof behind. Rob finds her and she tells him what happened. 

They go together into the woods and find Conran, Mira and the other soldiers. One holds a wolf pelt and is performing a ceremony on Christof. 

Rob tells them not to, and Christof pleads with them but they don't listen. Conran slices Christof's palm but before anything else could happen, Rob slices his own palm and makes contact with the pelt. 

Suddenly he transforms into a wolf and so do the other men. Mira is standing at their side demanding they stop and she grabs Greta, telling her to be calm so that she can channel more power. 

The wolves are stopped by Christof who levels a musket on Conran, shooting at him. 

Mira uses a little bit more power and stops the wolves, turning them back. 

Then Greta, spent, passes out.