At first, Roz knows nothing about cows. But she was built to learn, and learn she does. Step by step, she works out how to care for the herd: when to lead them to pasture, how to guide them into the barn, and when they need feeding, milking, and rest. Roz is methodical and tireless, and within weeks she has become the most dependable worker the farm has ever known.
The cows, who were frightened of her at first, slowly change their minds. Roz is always calm, always gentle, and always there. She notices when a cow is unwell long before the farmer does. She listens, too — for Roz can understand the cows' language of lows and grunts, just as she once learned the speech of the island animals. The herd begins to trust her, and Roz begins to integrate into the life of the farm.
Something unexpected happens in these chapters: Roz finds purpose. She was made to be useful, and here, among the cattle, she is needed every single day. She becomes a guardian of the herd, watching over the cows with the same fierce care she once gave the island. It is not the home she longs for. But it is, for now, a place where she belongs and a job worth doing well.