In this chapter, we learn that the thief was raised by a chief, who raised him as a master fisherman. The two grew up side-by-side, always in competition. When their father passed away, the two brothers left their tribe and found their place in the world. When cora returned to the valley after her escape, she was overjoyed to find that her sister had escaped the tortures, but she was also sad to hear that her brother had killed her. She asks if he has remembered her, and he replies that he has. She tells him that she has been cut many times in the valley, and that her hair has turned white. He tells her that he promised her once that he would never betray her, but now that she is gone, he realizes that it is impossible.