The next morning, Savage finds himself groggy and sluggish while the man stares down on him with tools and plywood stacked to the brim. "First, you patch all the holes around the village buildings."
Savage walks out to see dozens of houses scattered across the fields and near a shoreline. Each one shows at least two or more holes, and he needs to patch each one. Before going on his way, the man stops him. He turns in hope for some help, but instead gets his name. "Call me Borsh."
Savage goes out, working on each hole while others work around him. He gets stares from each person, all shocked by his appearance and sloppy work. By the sixth building, Savage finds company. Allison finds him and says "utro" while lending a hand. After an hour of work, he finally finishes and rests on the ground with Allison. Not long after, Borsh shows up with more work. He hands him a simple axe. "Now, bring plenty of firewood."
Savage sighs and heads into the forest for wood, Allison follows behind.
As he wanders the forest, he marvels at the natural beauty of the land. He's always dreamt about being able to find such a beautiful place, but was never allowed to. After collecting enough wood, Allison stops him and begins leading him deeper into the woods, far from the village. After fifteen minutes, Savage finds himself staring at a cave entrance with a flat metal wall blocking the way. Allison moves it aside and enters. She runs out holding a large book labeled "Dictionary: Russian Edition." She sits cross legged in front of Savage, gesturing for him to do the same. She begins flipping through the pages and pointing out different words. He looks down to see one of them begin "engine". Allison tries pronouncing it, but fails to do so. Soon, Savage begins teaching her how to say each word and how to pronounce it. At the same time, Allison teaches him both simple and complex translation to Russian.
They spend about half an hour before returning to the village. Savage finds Borsh and places down the wood pile. "Hm, very good," he says, "you take too long, but good."
"... Spasibo… Borsh," Savage replies.
"Well," he says with both shock and intrigue, "looks like you learn something, good. Better now than never. Who help?" Borsh asks.
Savage points to Allison behind him. Borsh gives a quick laugh before walking over to her. At the moment, Savage still doesn't understand them, but he catches the words "teach" and "speak." Allison jumps with joy before running to one of the houses. A man, probably her father, comes out to let her in. Savage looks to Borsh for anymore work. "Oh," Borsh answers, "next… repair fences by shore."
Savage does so, now feeling like he's seen more than as a simple tool. For now, he's happy. After a few hours, Borsh finally runs out of work for Savage and allows him to relax. Savage walks to his designated home to collapse on his bed. Suddenly, he hears the door open. He looks to see Allison with a tray of food. They sit together, enjoying the food while she reads more of the book. Borsh watches from a distance while the man walks over to him. "Borsh , eto bezopasno dlya moyey docheri , chtoby byt' ryadom s nim ?" he asks.
"Ne volnuysya, mal'chik bezvreden."
"Khorosho, ya vam doveryayu."
As night comes, Savage feels he's done with today and wanting to relax. Allison understands and leaves him to rest. Before leaving, he stops her and says "My… druz'ya."
She turns around and gives him a hug before leaving. He finally made a friend. He wishes that his brother could see him now.
