The patriarch tells the group that they are almost done with their mission. He wants to speak to the six people at the top of the sixth and fifth layers of heaven. The patriarch wants to know who the friend of his was, and what he did for them. He also wants to ask about the favor that the friend left them, and how they were able to repay him. He tells them that he and his brother were both blacksmiths when they were kidnapped by an elite family and imprisoned. Luckily, they were rescued by someone, who left them a message with a symbol on it that said, "Help me." The patriarch also tells the story of his own family, which was kidnapped by a merchant caravan and nearly devoured by a demon. Fortunately, the merchant caravan was rescued by a man in a hooded cape. This man was wearing a cape, so he couldn't see what the demon looked like, but he was able to save the lives of all of the people in the caravan. This is the first time that the patriarch has heard about the youthfeathers ability to recruit such a large number of fighters. He doesn't know how they managed to do this, but they can still try.