This chapter opens with a flashback to the time when the Governess threw her son into the "cold palace" . The Governess blames her mother for the incident. She says that she would have killed everyone if she had not been so kind to her son. She also says that her son would not have wanted to overthrow the country as long as he wanted to. He tells his father that he will not be able to attend the banquet because he is seriously injured. He asks his father to tell his brother that he is sorry for his behavior. He says that the rain stops and he finds a place to set up for the evening before dusk.