Joan believes that a sword lying in a field is a sign, and The Conscience contends that it wasn't a sign; it was just a sword in a field. The Conscience explains several ways that a sword may have found itself in a field to illustrate to Joan that she filtered out all other possibilities in order to support her beliefs.
The colonists and the Algonquins sing a song in which they call the other party savages while preparing for battle. They are different in their preparation yet similar in their mindset that the other party consists of savages.
Camp Hope and Camp MVP compete in the annual Apache Relay, a series of challenges that test the physical and mental capabilities of the campers. From the way the campers prepare for the relay to their comfort level with the obstacles, it is evident that there exists a different culture in each camp. Despite their differences, both camps appear to have high morale and value both teamwork and sportsmanship.
Dallas and the rest of the team conduct an experiment to see if they can change the way people act without their knowledge. They bring in one group of participants to count paper and another to count money in order to learn if the object that they are counting will have any effect on their behavior. Sure enough, it does.