The next morning, Oswald tells his son that he's glad to have been up all night worrying about what's going on with the rebels. He's also worried about the money that's been circulating in the city. Oswald says he doesn't think the empire is going to be able to save itself any time soon, so he wants to develop weapons to keep the rebels out of range of the enemy's attack. This is a good idea, he says, because killing in battle is a bad idea. But killing in the process of war is inevitable, he explains. He also says that killing in close combat is like killing on the side of a six-foot-tall sheet of steel. Oswald points out that this unit is still engaged in close-range combat, and that the heat of the battle is killing them. He tells Oswald that killing is wrong, but that he can't honor his promise to his father that he wouldn't do it. Oswald then tells his brother that he has a big news: the government has just announced that they're going to give amnesty to all of the rebels involved in the massacre at Karussell. This means that the rebels could lose their gold mine if the government punishes section three now.