This scene opens with a flashback to the beginning of the story. It is the first time that the audience is introduced to the characters who are the focus of the plot. The flashback is a direct contrast to the events of the previous chapter, which took place during the reign of King Lear. The audience is told that King Lear's wife, Noona, is pregnant with a child, and that the child is the result of a sexual relationship between Lear and his wife. The child is named Suji, and the flashback reveals that Suji is the father of the child.