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As the story unfolds, Megan’s mother, Sarah, expresses her concerns about the stranger's violent ways, fearing he could bring more peril to their already beleaguered community. The narrative explores the contrasting emotions as the miners wrestle with hopelessness while Megan tries to hold onto her sense of hope. Meanwhile, the preacher’s presence becomes a twisted source of conflict—though intended to guide, it also stirs fears within Sarah about violence and retaliation.