The scene opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when the narrator is introduced to the protagonist's mother, who is a member of the Brotherhood of Priests. She is the mother of the protagonist, and the protagonist is a young man who has been raised by his mother to be an idol. The protagonist is shocked to learn that his mother is not an idol, and that his father is not a priest. He is also shocked to find out that he is not the son of his mother's father. He also learns that his grandfather was an idol and that he was raised to be a priest