It's the month of training, and Shmoop and his pride are ready to go. They've been working hard all month, and they're confident that they'll be able to make a difference in the life of a brat like aofeng this time around. They don't think that he's going to have a bad luck this time, though, because they've already seen the results of their hard work. Shmo and his sister come down to check on the progress of their training, but Shmo's worried that his sister's horse isn't running as fast as she used to. He tells her to hurry up, but she doesn't want to stop, so she runs faster than she can. She's afraid that something is wrong with the horse, and she begs her sister not to be afraid, because she's here to protect her. She tells her sister to close her eyes, and then she tells her that she'll protect her, too. She says that she twisted her hand a bit, but it's fine, and maybe she still has a chance to find her. They plan to send people out to look for her, but first they need to find someone to go with them.