At the beginning of this chapter, David tells the Group what has happened to Sophie; they react negatively, shocked that David was involved with a deviant. The Group's reaction to David�s involvement with a deviant tells us that they are in denial about what they would be considered to be in orthodox society, if they were discovered.
In the morning, the Inspector came to talk to David; he brings sweets with him. He is partially sympathetic to David, but does mildly reprimand him for abetting concealment. David then tells the Inspector that Sophie was his best friend. The Inspector starts to tell him that loyalty is a virtue when Joseph bursts in, informing the two that the Wender�s had been caught. Joseph and the Inspector leave, but a little later the Inspector comes back to tell David that his information had nothing to do with their capture.
Two days later David tells Uncle Axel that he is going to run away. Axel responds by telling him stories that he heard while he was at sea. He describes several different tribes that they met, all had some sort of deviation, all believing that their image was the true image of God. This led Axel to doubt Waknuk�s belief in the true image. This conversation with Axel feeds David�s doubts about Waknuk even more.
In this chapter we also learn that there are eight telepaths. There used to be nine, but one suddenly stopped and this made the others worried in case somebody had found out about them. Uncle Axel tells David that he will try to find out what happened to this boy. Axel leaves and David thinks about what he has just been told.
Chapter 7 - "A Baby and a False Image"
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