Catching Teller Crow: Chapter 6. Catching: The Beneath Summary & Analysis

The Fetchers fly, carrying Catching, over the trees. They dive toward the dirt between a tree and a rock that looks like “an egg tipped on its side”—and plunge into a tunnel. First tells Second to heal Catching while First informs “him” that they have fetched a girl. Catching infers that First outranks Second, but there’s a “real boss” who outranks First.

Second pulls Catching into a room full of shelves holding cubes filled with what looks like “jelly.” Catching, unable to locate a weapon or an exit, decides to pump Second for information. She asks where they are. When he says that it’s “where we bring the colours,” she offers to give him colors in exchange for help in escaping. Second explains that Fetchers don’t take colors; they only fetch colors for “the one who takes the colours.” Catching decides there’s no point talking to Second.

A jelly blob drops from the air. Second declares that it’s medicine; when he puts it on Catching’s broken hand, her skin absorbs it. Her hand burns painfully and then heals. Second puts another sphere on her, and she feels foggy-brained and disoriented. Second drags her through gray tunnels, into a room, and onto a bed, where she loses consciousness.