In the middle of the night, Lin is awakened by the sound of a wolf's roar. He is overcome with exhaustion and wishes he were dead. He blames himself for the wolf attack, and asks for food. Lin tells him that she was wounded by a wolf the night before, and that she has been hiding in a cave. She is the granddaughter of the head of the hospital, and she is married to a soldier. Lin asks if she is alright, and the soldier replies that she is