In this chapter, Rine escapes from the clutches of her father, who has left her to fend for herself and her family. Rine tells her aunt that she is still alive, and that she has just realized that the expression of her brother looks exactly like that of Rine's. She tells Rine that she feels like she is in a trance, and Rine wonders how it is possible that her father left her. She says that she will become the leader of the clan from now on, and she begs her aunt to believe in her, saying that faith can make a person strong