In this chapter, we are introduced to a number of characters, including the narrator, the fire captain, and his wife. The first person we meet is the narrator's son, who tells us that he loves his father-in-law very much. He tells the narrator that his wife has been saved by the sun god, and that she has returned to the lord of the fire cathedral in Druncheon. The narrator asks about his wife's health, and the narrator tells him that she received mercy from the god of the sun. He then asks about the baptism church, which is a place where people are baptized. He explains that he will baptize all of his equipment in the church with the help of a nun named Sister Iris. Sister Iris is a beautiful woman, but the narrator feels that her smile is stiff. He wishes he could do something to help her