meanwhile, jonas' mother and asher go to the chief elder to tell them jonas is missing. jonas steals a motorcycle and drives away with gabriel. asher is assigned by the chief elder to use a drone to find jonas and "lose" him. when asher finds jonas and gabriel in the desert, jonas implores asher to trust him and let them go. instead, asher captures them with the drone, but then sets them free by dropping them into a river; when questioned by the chief elder, asher lies and says that he has followed her orders.