Loosing V
This chapter starts off with Georgeanne, Towgate's son, who the council says is 8 when he is actually 7, has been caught using using banned letters. So, they decide to take him away for that. Mittie was also trying to find the boy's records, but none were to be found. Nate snuck in from the states to help Tassie escape. After Nate escapes Tassie, Mittie, Gwennette, Tassie and he all leave for the states together. That leaves Ella all alone. The letter "V" falls off of the sign.
Chapter analysis
This chapter does not have many important things exept for one. The fact that Ella is now all alone will end up with her working on the enterprise and she will also later (at the end of the book) figure out how to get all of the letters back into the alphabet.