Over the next few days, the youthfeather clan is buzzing with activity, with the hired fighters leading the members in martial arts training. This is because the patriarch knows that while the external forces can secure peace for the clan, making the clan truly safe will require the clan members to become stronger themselves. He asks his son-in-law, the patriarch, to visit him. He tells him that the clan has received word that all the subsidiary families are invited to a darkmoon clan gathering, and that those who refuse to attend will be regarded as rebels. He says that he cannot go, of course, but that this is not a trap, so he cannot just refuse. The darkmoon family, he says, has invited an imperial envoy to organize the clan gathering and invite the envoy to use his status to force his hand on the clan. If he does not go, he would be crossing the superior and disrespect the envoys authority. he has already decided to go. the patriarch assures him that there is nothing to worry about, and he says that if he got into an accident, the family will survive. he tells the patriarch that he will bring along the princess as well, and the situation is not as serious as he had thought. he also says that white fangs strength is at an "extremely shocking level"