In this chapter, the cadets discuss the loss of their leader, Shadis. The captain laments the fact that his men have lost so many of their friends and comrades. He laments that they have not learned how to use weapons and form an army to fight against the outside world. Shadis, he says, is "stuck in the past" because he has not been able to lead Eldia. The cadets vow to dedicate their hearts to the "future of good" if they continue to subordinate themselves to the military.