It's seven years since the events of the previous chapter, and the two boys are still friends. They're not related in blood, but they're "like family" , and they've been since the beginning of time. The boys are so noisy that it's hard to keep them quiet. They don't know what to do, so they hide "molly" in another room. Black says he's decided not to "meddle in" their affairs anymore, and that's because "this is the protected me when I was in danger" . Oh, and francis is coming to see them. He's here to tell them that he'll marry them, and to make sure that she's happy in the future. He says that he can't keep this promise, but he promises that they can be "good buddies" if they just listen to him first. He tells them that from the moment he joined their school, he'd had his eye on him. He was given "orders" to approach him, and he was given sweet words to say to gain his forgiveness . So, he says, "I have pride . . you know . slide . i was given an order to approach you . so easily ." He tells her that they knew who she was before they met, but that their friendship was just "a figment of imagination ." She's so excited to see her son again, that she can hardly hold back her tears. She says that she misses him so much that she wants to hug him. She tells him that he is her "dearest son," and that he was the one who "ordered" them to "take care of" him .