Aigori learns that Gilji is dead and that his men are planning to kill General Mozzy. He tells his family that he is a warrior for the people of Madishi and that he will give his life in protest. He says that his death is a sign of the people's anger and that it will spread to all corners of the republic. The gili people, he says, are now a "raging bonfire" and that they must carry on the memory of Gilji the warrior. He and his wife were born in a vast land and lived cramped lives, but they chose to stay and to change the country. He asks his wife to join him in reshaping the country so that it can be a place of peace and freedom.