The wolf tells his master that he has been scratched by a man in black. The wound is stained with poison, and the wolf has to save the girl's life first. The wolf realizes that the horse was a gift from the drillmaster, and that the priority is to detoxify the girl so that the poison doesn't spread further. He suggests that they transfuse the wolf's essence to the girl, so that it won't continue to spread. He tells the master to concentrate his energy onto one hand and to hold her hand, and he says that he wouldn't be a wolf if he were touching his hand. He says that the wolf took advantage of him when he was injured, and now that he's recovered his strength, the wolf is alive and kicking. He calls the horse thief a "horse thief" and says that his poison is still in his body even after he regains his strength