Meanwhile Michelle has recovered and goes in search of her children. Eventually he and a last few fanatical followers are trapped in his castle. With British troops unavailable his supporters melt away. Forced to retreat, Lantenac is constantly kept from the coast by Gauvain. Gauvain launches a surprise attack and uses deception to dislodge and disperse them. Lantenac has taken control of Dol-de-Bretagne, in order to secure a landing place for British troops to be sent to support the Royalists. Unknown to the revolutionary leaders, Cimourdain was Gauvain’s childhood tutor, and thinks of him as a son. He is also told to keep an eye on Gauvain, the commander of the Republican troops there, who is related to Lantenac and thought to be too lenient to rebels. Cimourdain, a committed revolutionary and former priest, is deputed to carry out their orders in Brittany. They promulgate a decree that all rebels and anyone who helps them will be executed. In Paris, Danton, Robespierre and Marat argue about the threat, while also sniping at each other. Lantenac’s ruthless methods have turned the revolt into a major threat to the Republic. The beggar finds the bodies, and discovers that Michelle is still alive. He takes the children with him as hostages. Lantenac orders them all to be shot, including Michelle. Part of the troop with the family is captured.
He meets up with his supporters, and they immediately launch an attack on the Blues. Lantenac is hunted by the Blues, but is protected by a local beggar, to whom he gave alms in the past. The corvette is destroyed, but Lantenac lands safely in Brittany and sends Halmalo ahead as a messenger. Lantenac slips away in a boat with one supporter, Halmalo, the brother of the executed sailor, and the corvette distracts the Republican ships by provoking a battle the damaged ship cannot win. Their corvette is spotted by ships of the Republic. Lantenac awards the man a medal for his bravery and then executes him (without trial) for failing in his duty. The sailor risks his life to secure the cannon and save their ship. While at sea, a sailor fails to properly secure his cannon, which rolls out of control and damages the ship.
Meanwhile, at sea, a group of Royalist “Whites” are planning to land the Marquis de Lantenac, a Breton aristocrat whose leadership could transform the fortunes of the rebellion. The troop’s commander, Sergeant Radoub, convinces them to look after the family.
She explains that her husband and parents have been killed in the peasant revolt that started the insurrection. In Brittany during the Royalist insurrection of the Chouannerie, a troop of “Blues” (soldiers of the French Republic) encounter in the bocage Michelle Fléchard, a peasant woman, and her three young children, who are fleeing from the conflict.
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