The two men hurry up to the shrine, where they rest for a while before continuing on their way. The narrator tells us that they're going to have to walk a long way to get back to the village. He says that he can't bear to walk any longer, so he's going to carry the men to safety. He tells them that he doesn't like them, and that he'll never like a man like them. He's got a snack for them, though, because he hasn't yet tasted human flesh.