This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the pill pavilion's deacon. The deacon tells the audience that he is not against the bloodline shrine, but that the young man is running wild in the pavilion. He says that if he does not explain what has happened, he will be unable to justify what he has done. If he refuses to explain, the pavilion will arrest him as well. The young man says that once the feud between the pill and the shrine gets out of hand, it will become a big deal. He tells the others to discuss the matter, but they do not want to discuss it. He explains that he cannot guarantee anything, but in his pill pavilion, nobody can hurt him. He suggests that they let this young man come in and give the pavilion the chance to "smooth things over" . He then tells the young men to go back to their lord chief and tell him what is going on. The other young men are shocked at the idea of having to tell the lord chief about something as trivial as this