The next morning, Dr. Rivers tries to talk to the monster, but the monster refuses to tell him what happened. He tells Rivers that he was afraid to tell the monster what happened because Rivers kept threatening to beat him. Rivers is surprised that the monster did not tell him about what happened earlier, and he tells the monster that it was because he kept threatening him. The monster tells him that he is awake and that he did not wake up when he kissed him. He says that he thought he was dead when he saw the shadow of a man and the body of a person following him. When he looked for the group, he saw that no one was in the room. He thought he would return to find them, but he saw a shadow of someone and the death of the person followed him . He approached the man and asked him if he was the one who sent the poison. The man said he was not, and the monster told him to call out the strange little brother. He asks Rivers if he has eaten yet, and Rivers replies that he has not. Rivers says he is not good at problem-solving, and asks Rivers how to call the little brother out. Rivers tells him to meditate on the invisible connection between the poisonous men and the poisonous worm feeders. Rivers feels that he