One encounter when Odilia displayed her bravery was with the thirteen lezuchas or owls. McCall writes in chapter 13, paragraph 94, “I’d clipped her right wing and she screamed in rage — or maybe it was pain. I shook the feathers out of the rake and prepared myself for the next attack.” Odilia hits an evil owls’ wing, and it screams in rage—or maybe pain, and gets ready for her next attack. This shows that Odilia is very brave and she shows this when she is fighting the evil owls. Another quote from chapter 13 is, “I felt strong and powerful and vindicated as I kicked a blood-splattered feathery lump out of my way and headed for our nest in the corner of the barn.” Pa. 101. After the owls are dead, Odilia feels vigorous and mighty as she heads
