Father told her to wait, hidden, and so Miranda does, even if it's up on the bluff and not in their cave. So she sees the pieces of ship wash up, and she sees the various older men set out in groups across the island. But she also sees the young woman, just her age, who takes stock of her surroundings and her loneliness, who rips up an undershirt to bind her breasts, who cuts her hair jagged and short; Miranda watches the young man squint into the salt-sprayed sun and begin to hike into the hills, and she moves to follow.