The chapter opens with a description of the wet, pied-up state of the young man. He is blushing, and the tiger is not in a good mood for hunting. The young man asks if the tiger will let him go. He tells the prince that he has tried his best to remain by his side, but the prince always feels so far away from him. The prince tells him that he will have to return to the capital once he learns of the white tiger's whereabouts. He says that he plans to use his way to catch him, even if the situation is like that. He asks the prince to tell him anything he does not want to know, and he says that it will hurt him even deeper. He also says that the prince is not lying to him anymore, and then he will sneak out on his own again