The monk tells the boy that his father once owned some land in upstate New York, where he used to go when he needed a place to live. The monk reminds the boy of how kind his father was, and the boy realizes that he has a lot of work to do before he is ready to leave. He asks the boy about his sleeping quarters, but the boy says that he doesn't have much of a mattress, since he's a monk. He also says that sleep is now his enemy, and that complacency is his enemy. He says that everyone in his life is leaving him, and he hopes that the boy will allow him to honor a promise he made to his father. He tells the kid that he hasn't seen him in a month, and asks him if he'll let him get out of here. The boy tells him that he looks like he wants to dance, not fight, and tells the monk that he knows kung fu, which is a martial art that involves kicking a person's body into submission