Brightbill follows Roz everywhere, as goslings usually follow their mothers. Because Roz moves patiently, the two spend peaceful time wandering forest paths, circling the pond, and staying close to their garden.

The garden has transformed from scraggly to flourishing because of Roz’s careful work with plants. Tawny praises the garden and begins visiting regularly with Crownpoint and their fawns, who graze there each morning.

Other animals also make the garden part of their routines: beavers gnaw a shrub, Digdown eats berries, Broadfoot chews tree shoots, and bees and butterflies move through the flowers. These visits show how much the island animals’ attitude toward Roz has changed, as former fear gives way to friendliness and trust.

At the Dawn Truce, other mothers give Roz practical parenting advice about rest, weather, and accepting imperfection. Roz combines that guidance with her own observations and constant care, becoming an attentive and capable mother to Brightbill.