The ship's captain, Brono Massinga, tells the men aboard that he's the son of a distinguished trading family who built an empire in the east of the country. Brono is a "loose - living" rich boy, but he is a great man, and he wants Brono to speak with him. Amir thanks Brono for allowing him to board the ship, and the two men exchange greetings. The man who is the boat's swain, jiro Asta, says that he is the man who witnessed the capture of the legendary dragon, the Oboro Casca, and that he wants to know more about it. He also says that a bounty has been put out for a few men who have seen the dragon.