In this brief scene, Corin marz and Peter Peteri discuss the events of the previous chapter. Corin says that he has come to stalingrad to help the people, but that he does not want to be just a "helper" . Peteri asks Corin if he is familiar with him, and Corin replies that he is. He tells Corin that he cannot be there to save the people's lives, and that he will go get zhukov if he cannot save one man. He says that the gift of the sword came to him so that he would be able to serve the people. He asks Peteri if he knows who the woman is, and Peteri replies that she is the woman who butchers his men. Peter asks if she knows about the occult powers that Corin possesses, and he says that she did not marry him. She spoke of him frequently, and she died in war. Peter then asks Lakshman how he knew to find Corin. Lakshman says that there was a woman named Vadim, who spoke often of him, but did not get married. She died during the war